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Beryl honoured with Nancy-Bird Walton Memorial aviation award
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Teen dies following stabbing in Narromine By SHARON BONTHUYS NARROMINE and surrounding communities are in shock following the stabbing death of a 16-year-old boy on Friday, April 26. Emergency services were called to a home on Nymagee Street, Narromine, around 9 pm where officers attached to Orana Mid-Western Police District arrived to fi nd a 16-year-old boy with stab injuries to his neck. He was treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance paramedics before being taken to Dubbo airport, where he died. Police established a crime scene and detectives launched an investigation into the incident. Following inquiries, police arrested a 26-year-old man at a home nearby. He was taken to Dubbo Police Station where he was charged with murder, refused bail, and appeared in Dubbo Local Court on Sunday, April 28. A GoFundMe campaign has been created by family friend Mikaylia Frawley to raise funds for the young man’s funeral. At the time of writing, more than $3,600 had been raised from over 60 donations. “This has been a shock to everyone and we are struggling to wrap our heads around this horrific incident,” Ms Frawley wrote on the GoFundMe page she established. Continued page 6
Aerobatics set to sizzle in the skies above Narromine
Avalicious takes the Cup at top-class Tomingley Picnic Races STORY & PHOTOS: PAGE 24
How the Shire commemorated ANZAC Day 2024
ended up on the Gallipoli peninsula in April 1915, and our countries paid a heavy price for following this directive. Each year, our communities gather on April 25 to remember, ref lect, and honour those who served in that conf lict. Dawn Services were held in Trangie and Narromine on what was a very cold autumn day this year, with mid-morning services and street marches also held in both locations. A service was also held at the Commonwealth War Cemetery in Narromine, and floral tributes were also left at the Narromine Aviation Museum and the memorial at the council chambers to the Kurrajong trees planted along Dandaloo Street in memory of lives lost in World War I. There was no commemorative service held at Tomingley on the day.
By SHARON BONTHUYS CROWDS were down a little across the region this year, but the communities of the Narromine Shire still came out to commemorate one of the most important days on the calendar — ANZAC Day. This year marks the 109th anniversary of what the Australian War Memorial describes as “the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War.” The ANZAC acronym is derived from this collaborative military effort by the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. Australia had become a nation in its own right with Federation on January 1, 1901, and as part of the Commonwealth together with our neighbours, New Zealand, and other countries supported British war efforts after the First World War began in 1914. This is how ANZAC forces
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THE FORECAST Thursday, May 2 Min 10. Max 22. Mostly sunny. Chance of any rain: 5% Central West Slopes and Plains area: Mostly sunny. Winds easterly 15 to 25 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 6 and 11 with daytime temperatures reaching 20 to 25. Sun protection recommended from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 4 [Moderate] Friday, May 3 Min 10. Max 21. Possible shower. Possible rainfall: 0 to 1 mm. Chance of any rain: 40% Central West Slopes and Plains area: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers on the north-
By SHARON BONTHUYS AN unseasonal outbreak of the highly contagious canine parvovirus has resulted in the Narromine Shire Council’s animal shelter closing until further notice. The facility is now in quarantine undergoing a deep-clean following veterinary advice, and no animals can be accepted at the facility until it re-opens. Council’s General Manager Jane Redden revealed the outbreak was linked to six puppies surrendered to the shelter earlier this month. This litter had demonstrated symptoms of the debilitating disease and were then transported to a veterinary ser-
vice for examination. On veterinary advice, all six of the puppies were subsequently euthanised, Mrs Redden said. “On Wednesday, April 24, after testing had shown the presence of the virus in other parts of the facility, in conjunction with a site visit from a local veterinarian service, the decision was made to quarantine the Narromine Animal Shelter and a deep-clean of the facility is now being undertaken,” Mrs Redden said. The facility currently houses six dogs and eight cats, Mrs Redden said. The animals have been vaccinated against the disease and are currently being monitored, she said. Council will advise when the facili-
ty will re-open. As the winter months approach, the Narromine Animal Shelter welcomes donations of warm bedding for the surrendered animals it houses. Clean, freshly-washed items can be donated at Council’s Customer Service and Payments Centre on Dandaloo Street. Residents seeking to adopt an animal from the Narromine Animal Shelter are encouraged to contact Council to do so, Mrs Redden said. Council also announced earlier this week that a free desexing service will be available in the near future. The Narromine Star will bring you more on that as further details are known.
Parvovirus season is over, but disease still around By SHARON BONTHUYS THE highly dangerous and infectious canine parvovirus kills more dogs than any other virus, according to the Australian Veterinary Association (AVA). Research by the University of Sydney and reported by the AVA suggests there are 20,000 cases encountered annually across Australia. Central West Mobile Vet, Dr Lydia Herbert said it is unusual to see parvovirus cases at this time of year as we head into the cooler weather, but warned animal owners to be vigilant for signs of the disease. Annual vaccination is the key to preventing parvovirus from occurring, she added. “Parvo season is typically from October to about February–March but, considering we’ve had a fairly mild autumn, it’s not surprising that we’re seeing the parvo season extended,” Dr Herbert said. “Parvo survival rate is 50–70 per cent, depending on how old the dog is when they get sick, how sick they get, and the management they
receive,” she explained. Puppies are less likely to survive the crippling illness, which starts with lethargy and progresses to vomiting and a very distinctive and foul-smelling diahorrea, she said. “If left untreated, it’s highly unlikely dogs will survive. They will die from dehydration from the vomiting and diahorrea,” Dr Herbert said. Anyone who believes their dog may have parvo or other viruses, is encouraged to seek urgent medical attention at veterinary services in Dubbo, where their dog can be triaged and treated, she said. Dr Herbert visits Narromine fortnightly with her mobile clinic, and will be back on Friday, May 17. She is unable to test for parvo at those clinics, however, because she doesn’t have adequate biosecurity to do so, but she is able to administer vaccinations. “Vaccinations are 100 per cent effective,” Dr Herbert said. “Get your dogs vaccinatCentral West Mobile Vet, Dr Lydia Herbert. PHOTO: SUPPLIED. ed,” she concluded.
ern plains, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm on the plains. Winds easterly 15 to 25 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 7 and 12 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 20s. Sun protection recommended from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 4 [Moderate] Saturday, May 4 Min 10. Max 20. Shower or two. Possible rainfall: 0 to 10 mm. Chance of any rain: 70% Central West Slopes and Plains area: Partly cloudy. High chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm on the northern plains. Winds easterly 15 to 25 km/h turning southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the afternoon. Overnight tem-
peratures falling to between 8 and 11 with daytime temperatures reaching around 20. Sun protection recommended from 10:10 am to 1:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 4 [Moderate] Sunday, May 5 Min 10. Max 21. Partly cloudy. Possible rainfall: 0 to 1 mm. Chance of any rain: 30% Monday, May 6 Min 10. Max 22. Partly cloudy. Chance of any rain: 10% Tuesday, May 7 Min 10. Max 23. Mostly sunny. Chance of any rain: 10%
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down: School “Hammer time” Slow Zones now back as Scrublands author visits School zones are back in force this week after students returned to school across the state. PHOTO:
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By SHARON BONTHUYS Crime fiction fans will enjoy the chance to hear international best-selling novelist Chris Hammer speak about his newest book, The Seven, at Narromine Library later this month. The popular author is
in the region for a series of free-to-attend author talks at libraries including Narromine, Dubbo, and Wellington. Local fans will undoubtedly flock to Narromine Library for the special event, which will displace the regular Book Club meeting
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WITH students now returning to their studies following the end of the school holidays, motorists are being reminded that school zones are now back in force throughout NSW. “Please help us ensure our children’s safety by observing the school zone speed limits,” said Transport for NSW (TFNSW) Deputy Secretary of Safety, Environment and Regulation, Sally Webb. Ms Webb said motorists who don’t obey the rules face heavy fi nes and demerits. “Children are some of our most vulnerable road users and can be unpredictable around roads. “I’m reminding motorists to not only obey the rules in school zones but also take extra care around bus stops, school crossings and drop-off and pick-up areas where children are often present in higher numbers,” she said. Ms Webb has also reminded motorists of their obliga-
tions to slow down when driving past school buses with flashing lights. Parked buses may block motorists’ view of children exiting the vehicles. “Please remember that when you see bus lights flash, you must slow down to 40 km/hr, as the flashing lights mean the bus is picking up or dropping off children. Sadly, last year two children were seriously injured in a school zone. “Road safety is a shared responsibility, so please take care and follow the rules to help protect our children,” Ms Webb said. Parents and carers also play an important role in ensuring their children’s safety in school zones and school bus stops, and in particular, at “informal” bus stops in rural and regional areas without proper signage or safety infrastructure. The TFNSW website has further information about being bus-aware.
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which was scheduled to take place that night. Mr Hammer is the author of the best-selling Martin Scarsden series Scrublands, Silver, and Trust. The fi rst novel in the series, Scrublands, won the UK Sunday Times Crime Book of the Year award in 2019, and has recently been adapted for the screen. The series is currently streaming in Australia. The Seven is a compelling thriller fi lled with intrigue, emotional depth, and an evocative sense of place — where nothing is ever quite what it seems. Before turning to fiction, the author worked as a journalist for more than 30 years, including as the senior writer for The Age and political editor for The Sydney Morning Herald. “Chris’s books all have atmospheric Australian settings, interesting characters and really intricate plots which readers love,” said Macquarie Regional Library Manager, Kathryn McAlister. “His books appeal to a wide-ranging audience and, last year, his novel The Tilt was one of the top five most-borrowed fiction books in our library network,” she added. Mr Hammer will also sit down with Jen Cowley for an “in-conversation” event in Dubbo as part of his author talk tour. Contact the libraries at Narromine or Dubbo for booking details for the Chris Hammer author talk events which, although free to attend, require attendees to pre-book.
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Beryl honoured with Nancy-Bird Walton Memorial aviation award
Beryl Hartley from Narromine Gliding Club receives her award from Barbara Trappett, AWPA past President (2021-2024) earlier this month. PHOTO: SUPPLIED.
By SHARON BONTHUYS
NARROMINE’S own gliding authority and Citizen of the Year, Beryl Hartley, has received the prestigious Nancy-Bird Walton Memorial Trophy from the Australian Women Pilots’ Association (AWPA). Mrs Hartley received the association’s most prestigious award at a gala dinner held during the organisation’s annual conference in Mildura earlier this month. The Nancy-Bird Walton Memorial Trophy is awarded in recognition of the most noteworthy contribution to aviation by a woman in Australasia. The trophy is sponsored
by the family of the late aviation pioneer and founder of the AWPA, Nancy-Bird Walton AO OBE, who was a frequent visitor to Narromine. She passed away in January 2009, aged 93. Mrs Hartley was instrumental in helping to secure and coordinate the highly successful Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) 37th World Gliding Championships in Narromine last December. The AWPA award is not the only award Mrs Hartley has received in recent times. She received the prestigious Paul Tissandier Diploma in late 2022 from FAI for her services to gliding in Australia and internationally for several
decades. She was also recognised locally with a civic award as Narromine’s Citizen of the Year in January this year in recognition of her outstanding efforts with the 37th FAI World Gliding Championships and her ongoing efforts promoting gliding over many years. As she did in January, Mrs Hartley acknowledged the support of many others in making the event the success it was. “[This is] another award that really belongs to the people of Narromine and the many volunteers for the world championships,” Mrs Hartley said.
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Mr Squiggle and friends land at National Museum Do you remember Mr Squiggle? He’s now landed permanently at the National Museum of Australia. PHOTO: NORMAN HETHERINGTON COLLECTION.
BELOVED children’s television spaceman puppet Mr Squiggle, and his friends Blackboard, Rocket, Bill Steamshovel and Gus the Snail have landed in Canberra after being acquired by the National Museum of Australia. With a pencil for a nose, Mr Squiggle delighted generations of children between 1959 and 1999 with his impromptu drawings and cheerful banter. The original Mr Squiggle marionette and more than 800 related objects, including fellow puppets, artworks, scripts, costumes, props, sets, production notes, merchandise and audio-visual material, have joined the National Historical Collection 65 years after fi rst debuting on Australian television. The extraordinary collection captures the life’s work of Norman Hetherington OAM, master puppeteer, cartoonist, artist and performer who was the genius and the voice behind the characters who featured in Mr Squiggle and Friends. Mr Hetherington died in 2010, aged 89. Katherine McMahon, Direc-
tor of the National Museum, expressed her excitement at the arrival of the collection. “Mr Squiggle was a feature of my childhood and I, along with generations of Australian children, was enchanted and inspired to draw by Mr Squiggle, who starred in one of the nation’s longest running and most beloved television series,” Ms McMahon said. “We can’t wait to share the collection with Australia and give grandparents and parents the opportunity to revisit their childhoods and share their memories with today’s little ones,” she added. Mr Hetherington’s daughter, known to many Australians as ‘Miss Rebecca’, was the last presenter on the show and led the decision to establish the Norman Hetherington collection at the National Museum. “I’m so happy that my father’s collection has found a home at the National Museum so it can stay together and retain its character and significance,” Ms Hetherington said.
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“Second-class citizens” in the bush: Saunders and Davies criticise portfolio amalgamation By SHARON BONTHUYS A PROPOSAL by the Minns government to merge the Department of Regional NSW with the Department of Primary Industries (DPI) in July and return Regional Coordination to the Premier’s Department has left local politicians decrying the move as an affront to rural residents. NSW Nationals Leader and State Member for Dubbo, Dugald Saunders, said the move to centralise regional coordination and create the NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development — while also returning Regional Coordination to the Premier’s Department — was akin to treating people from regional areas as “second-class citizens”. “What is clear is the new [department] will be coordinated from Sydney by the city-centric Premier, which is hard to believe given during the election campaign he said ‘I don’t pretend to have any expertise about regional NSW’,” Mr Saunders said.
“We need to see some clarity around how these changes are going to help our farmers, fishers or foresters do what they do, each and every day,” he added. Mr Saunders’ sentiments were echoed by Narromine Shire Mayor, Councillor Craig Davies, who is also National President of the Murray Darling Association (MDA) and Chair of the Alliance of Western Councils. “This is the Premier, who, at the last election, made it very clear he had no understanding of regional and rural issues, and yet now chooses to run the department from Sydney with other people who have no idea either,” Cr Davies said of Premier Minns. “Looking at some very clear statistics regarding agriculture from 2021–22, the value of agriculture in NSW was $22.4 billion, including $9.3 billion in exports,” he added. In simple terms, these figures show the importance of agriculture to the State’s economy, Cr Davies argued. “How this doesn’t warrant
a senior minister to be in charge, is beyond the imagination of any rational thinking person. “Or is it simply that they have no one who can undertake the role with the level of expertise required?” Cr Davies asked. In a statement last month, the Minns’ administration said that the departmental merger reflects the Government’s “twin objectives” to grow primary industries through greater focus on extension services, research and development, and support regional economic development. The changes will create two divisions in the department, grouping Agriculture and Biosecurity and Fisheries and Forestry. Regional economic development, focused on regional industries and employment, will stay with the new department. “The return of Regional Coordination to the Premier’s Department, emphasises the Premier and the Minister’s commitment to whole-of-government coordination for re-
gional communities,” the Premier’s Department said in a statement. What this actually means for regional communities and industries, moving forward, is unclear. There will also be a change in leadership at the new department, with respected long-serving departmental Secretary Rebecca Fox to be replaced by current Local Land Services’ Chief Executive Officer, Steve Orr. Mr Saunders blasted the Government for taking funds from the former Coalition government’s Regional Growth Fund for the new department. “The Regional Growth fund provided grants to improve local and regional services, promote economic development and social cohesion, and enhance the wellbeing of people living and working in regional NSW,” Mr Saunders said. “This money is now being directed towards a restructure that will cause only angst for hundreds of regional workers and their families.” Cr Davies said the redi-
rection of funds was “very perverse”. “NSW DPI is the largest provider of agricultural research and development in Australia and employs over 650 people,” Cr Davies said. “The fi rst impact of the money [redirection] is the direct loss of 100 positions,” he added. “From the perspective of the MDA, this [development] is devastating. The MDA relies on DPI to provide sound data and advice to the government to ensure common sense prevails in light of bureaucratic involvement from the far left.” The effect will be devastating to our primary producers over the long term, he added. “In the absence of DPI in rural and regional NSW, and decisions now coming from the city, we can only expect a far greater decline in prominence for agriculture at the expense of the bush,” Cr Davies said. “This is a backwards and retrograde step by a Government whose only focus has become ‘NSW’, Newcastle, Sydney, and Wollongong,” he concluded.
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A Reasonable Faith
A MESSAGE FROM NARROMINE ANGLICAN CHURCH OF all the different worldviews competing for our attention, Christianity can be the most reasonable explanation amongst a growing number of beliefs. Reasoning alone, will not convince someone that this is so; it’s never a case of ‘seeing is believing ‘, but rather of ‘believing is seeing.’ But this applies to every worldview, even atheism,
they all have ‘faith ‘as a starting point. It requires as much faith to insist, that there could not possibly exist, a supreme ‘Being. ‘one who is super natural, (i.e. a God who is outside of our limited ‘natural’ or ‘time-space framework), as it does to believe that there is such a Being. There is no way of either ‘proving’ or ‘disproving’ either proposition; we decide on a starting point by ‘faith’. When the minute complexity of the Universe and its origin is considered, this can influence our faith. Chris-
tian faith has the assumption that it was designed and put together by an intelligent Being, rather than it just happened by ‘chance’, out of ‘nothing’. But if there is such a ‘God’, then how is the confusing contrast explained, between all the good and beauty in the world on one hand, and so much evil and ugliness on the other. At Easter, the death and resurrection of Jesus is remembered. In the bible he is described as God’s son. In John chapter 1 verse 14, it says ‘he became flesh and dwelt among us.’ In other
places, the Bible (God’s self – revelation), tells us, that the evil and ugliness in the world is due to man’s rebellion against his Creator, and that, in Jesus. Jesus showed love and care for the needy, spoke with wisdom as he taught, and performed miracles. The climactic miracle being, his resurrection, and the way this transformed his small band of disciples. The truth of Jesus then was proclaimed to a generation who had actually heard him speak and witnessed his miracles. One disciple claiming,
‘that God has set a day when he will judge the world with justice, by the man he has appointed. He has given proof of this to all men by raising him from the dead.’ (Acts 17: 31). The Christian worldview gives a hope for the fi nal restoration of all things, based on God’s power and grace. So instead of being unpredictable or haphazard, based on this scenario, human history has meaning, purpose and a goal that is good and wonderful. Reason this out with someone in church this weekend. By PHILIP HAND
Rural Crime Matters
Teen dies following stabbing in Narromine
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From page 1 “This attack happened in the comfort of his own home, by someone who was completely unknown to the family. He was diagnosed autistic. Anyone who knew him, knew he was the most innocent pure soul and always stuck to himself. “The only place you would fi nd him was at home, school or the library. This boy was known to never be involved in any issues. He would give the shirt off his back for absolutely anyone he loved and do anything for anyone,” Ms Frawley wrote. On Sunday evening, local church leaders banded together to provide support for young people in Narromine, holding an event at the Generocity Church. “A few of us from the different churches just wanted to provide a space if youth wanted to unload or express feelings, get some encouragement or support, or whatever,” said Generocity Church spokesperson, David Taylor. “There weren’t many who came, but for those who did we think they appreciated the space. “It helped us as team leaders from various churches work out how we might be able to band together should something similar happen in the future,” he said. At the time of writing, the young victim had not been publicly identif ied. As inquiries continue, police are urging anyone with CCTV footage, dashcam vision or information about the incident to contact Riverstone Police or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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Eye on the Environment
Introducing the Australian Renewable Energy Alliance By NEVILLE MATTICK THE Australian Renewable Energy Alliance (RE-Alliance) works in the space where renewable energy meets rural and regional communities. For more than a decade we’ve been supporting communities to have real input into energy projects to make sure local development challenges are addressed and that direct benefits flow into the communities who host them. Together - industry, governments and communities - we can do a lot more than just reduce carbon emissions and the size of our energy bills. We know that done well, renewables can contribute to the strength and resilience of our regions, and support our natural environment. Achieving this requires deep listening and strategic collaboration
across sectors. That is where RE-Alliance comes in.
Direct community engagement OUR team of on-the-ground community engagement managers support community leaders in Renewable Energy Zones to identify and pursue opportunities that match local skills, needs and aspirations. Our staff are spread across regions along the east coast of Australia.
Making collaboration happen WE know that together, we are better. We host forums and roundtables that bring together communities, government, industry and climate groups to work on the big land use and social issues facing our ener-
gy transformation, such as regional housing and skill shortages, how renewables can protect biodiversity and how we can improve our food systems and provide opportunities for farmers in the process.
Policy and advocacy WE develop and advocate for renewable energy and transmission policy settings that see governments actively supporting communities as they navigate a changing energy landscape. We advocate for big, national changes that will make a difference, but we also have an eye for the detail as states roll out Renewable Energy Zones.
Sharing best practice OUR community work across transmission and renewable projects across Australia gives
Rural Crime Matters
Roadspiking ends car chase abruptly in Narromine A CAR chase that allegedly started in Dubbo in the early hours of Monday morning ended abruptly in Narromine with two people arrested. About 2.10am on April 29, officers attached to Orana Mid-Western Police District were patrolling Boundary Road, Dubbo, when they attempted to stop a SUV allegedly travelling at high speed. When it failed to stop, a pursuit was initiated which continued through Dubbo to Eumungerie Road, where it was successfully road-spiked. It came to a stop at the intersection of Eumungerie and Warren Road, Narromine, where the driver allegedly fled on foot. The 37-year-old male driver was arrested a short time later, as well as the passenger,
a 24-year-old woman. They were both taken to Dubbo Police Station. Checks suggest that the car may have been stolen from a home in Dubbo on Sunday, April 28. The man was charged with police pursuit — not stop — drive recklessly, drive motor vehicle while licence suspended, take and drive conveyance without consent of owner, and breach of bail. He was then refused bail and was to appear at Dubbo Local Court on Monday, April 29. The woman was charged with being carried in conveyance taken without consent of the owner, and was given conditional bail to appear at Dubbo Local Court on Wednesday, June 26.
RE-Alliance a unique oversight of how best practice engagement and benefit sharing is evolving. Sharing this best practice with industry partners improves individual projects and drives a ‘race to the top’ across industry.
A bit about me MY name is Neville. I’m a farmer near Mudgee in NSW and I’ve been a part of the RE-Alliance team as a community engagement manager since 2022. I bring a lifetime of on-theland experience and a strong understanding of the factors facing rural Australia and what is needed for an energy revolution with renewables and an expanding grid connection network. My industry experience stems from contact with ener-
gy generators seeking to explore my farm for large-scale developments since 2007 and a background within electronics, communications and the computer industry. In my role at RE-Alliance, my passion for biodiversity and conservation and the need for voices across the wider community to be involved in the renewable energy transition drive me. I fi rmly believe that if our opinions are heard and included in the process, we can all benefit from this big, national energy transformation that is well underway. I look forward to sharing some regular updates on our work and what’s happening in our region through the Narromine Star. You can fi nd out more about RE-Alliance at our website. I’d love to hear from you!
New residents welcome event on later this month NEWCOMERS to the Narromine Shire will be the guests of honour at Narromine Shire Council’s annual New Residents Welcome Night later this month. The highly-anticipated event at the Narromine USMC, will not only welcome new residents, but also promises to be a celebration of community spirit.
It is designed to enable new residents to foster connections, have some fun, and gain a sense of belonging, Council’s General Manager, Jane Redden, explained. “Council extends a warm welcome to all new residents in the Narromine region,” Mrs Redden said. “We will have on-hand representatives from the region’s social, sporting,
and service clubs, for new residents to meet and connect with, and hopefully to become involved with, and embrace our community and sporting life,” she added. Further details about the free-to-attend event are available on Council’s website under “Public Notices”, or contact Council’s Customer Service Centre during business hours.
CWA RECIPE OF THE WEEK
Banana maple muffins By NARROMINE CWA HERE’S an amazing and easy recipe that combines the sweet taste of bananas with the even sweeter taste of maple syrup to make some super-delicious muffins. Ingredients Muffins: 2 cups self-raising flour 1/2 cup brown sugar 2 bananas, mashed 1 cup milk 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda 2 eggs, beaten 1/3 cup vegetable oil 1/4 cup maple syrup Coconut topping:
15g butter 1 tbsp maple syrup 2/3 cup coconut Method: Sift dry ingredients into a bowl, stir in maple syrup, bananas, the beaten eggs, milk and oil and mix well. Spoon the mixture into a muffin tray, and sprinkle with coconut. Bake for 20 minutes or until they bounce back. Makes 12-16 biggish muffins. Coconut Topping: Melt butter, add maple syrup and coconut, stir till coconut is browned. Did you like this recipe? Follow us on social media for this and more wonderful stuff !
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THURSDAY 2 May 2024
NEXT COUNCIL The next Ordinary Council meeting will be held Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at Council’s Chambers, commencing at 5.30 pm. MEETING: PUBLIC NOTICE – IMPROVEMENTS TO NARROMINE SPORTS AND FITNESS CENTRE
please direct your queries to ARTC’s Enviroline at 1300 550 402 or via email at enviroline@artc.com.au
Council is replacing the external roof and upgrading the 24/7 member access system at the Narromine Sports and Fitness Centre. Works are scheduled to be completed by the end of May 2024, weather permitting. Whist these improvements are being carried out; the facility will have changes to normal access arrangements.
PUBLIC NOTICE - TRANGIE WASTE DEPOT Narromine Shire Council announces a change in the weekend opening hours at Trangie Waste Depot, effective from 9 March 2024. The new Saturday and Sunday opening hours will be from 10 am until 2 pm. The Waste Depot will maintain its regular schedule every Wednesday and Friday from 8 am until Midday.
Monday 6th May to Friday 10th May 2024 – NO access to the gymnasium area between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm. (Outside of these hours, access will be available to the gym)
The Trangie weekly kerbside green, yellow, and red lidded bins service to town residents will continue without any changes. To provide more convenient waste disposal options, Narromine Shire Council is launching a free trial “click and collect” bulk rubbish removal system ëiV w V> Þ v À /À> } i Ì Ü Àià `i Ìð This trial period will run until 26 July 2024. From Monday, 11 March 2024, residents can book the delivery of a skip bin to their residence through the Council. " Vi w i`] Õ V Ü «À «Ì Þ « V up the bin. Trangie residents interested in availing of this free service are encouraged to contact Narromine Shire Council at 6889 9999 to schedule the delivery of their bulk rubbish collection bin.
Monday 13th May to Friday 17th May 2024 - There is NO access to the stadium area. Monday 20th May to Friday 24th May 2024 - The facility is CLOSED to all users. Council thanks all members and users for their patience and understanding as we work towards improving this community facility. WE ARE HIRING – CAREERS AT COUNCL Narromine Council is offering a diverse range of vacancies across various w i `ð Ý« Ài ÕÀ ÜiLà Ìi Ì ` ÃV ÛiÀ the opportunities waiting for you and kick start your journey with Councill www.narromine.nsw.gov.au/council/ employment
TRANGIE’S BULK RUBBISH REMOVAL REMINDER When utilising Trangie’s bulk rubbish removal system, please note the following items will NOT be accepted: mattresses, batteries, liquid waste and tyres. Kindly refrain from including these items to avoid any inconvenience. Residents will be charged for improper disposal of such items.
PUBLIC NOTICE - UPGRADE OF DANDALOO STREET LEVEL CROSSING BY AUSTRALIAN RAIL TRACK CORPORATION (ARTC) Narromine Shire Council would like to inform all residents, businesses, and the travelling public that the Australia Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) is scheduled to commence upgrades on the level crossing located on Dandaloo Street, Narromine. The upgrade is set to commence on Monday, 6 May 2024.
ROAD CLOSURES and ROAD SAFETY Up to date road closures and information is available on Council’s website, by phoning council or via social media channels. Motorists are reminded to proceed with caution on all roads. For information about Narromine Shire Council’s roads go to www.narromine. nsw.gov.au/residents/road-conditions
This initiative aims to enhance safety measures and optimise the functionality of the level crossing, ensuring smoother ÌÀ>vw V y Ü v À L Ì «i`iÃÌÀ > Ã > ` motorists in the area. During the upgrade period, residents and businesses are advised to plan their travel routes accordingly. Temporary diversions and ÌÀ>vw V >` ÕÃÌ i ÌÃ Ü Li « i i Ìi` to facilitate the construction process. In coming weeks, ARTC will be consulting with affected businesses and residents throughout Narromine. For any inquiries or concerns regarding the project,
Live updates, traveller information and personalised alerts for all NSW roads including Narromine Shire Council’s TQCFU RNGCUG XKUKV YYY NKXGVTCHƂ E EQO All motorists are reminded not to drive Ì À Õ} y `Ü>ÌiÀÃ > ` Ì `À Ûi Ì Ì i conditions of the road. Water that is covering roadways may be deeper and y Ü } v>ÃÌiÀ Ì > > Ì V «>Ìi` > `É À Ì i road may have suffered extensive damage
hidden beneath the water. Flagrant and irresponsible disregard for this appeal could lead to prosecution to the full extent of the law. In life threatening situations call 000 (Triple Zero) for i iÀ}i VÞ i « y `à V> Ì i -7 SES on 132 500. TAKING CARE AT ROADWORKS As there are numerous road improvement upgrades across the Shire, Council would like to remind motorists to prioritise their safety at roadworks. Approach roadworks with caution, slow down, look for hazards and be prepared to stop. All motorists must obey the regulatory signs and designated speed limit at roadworks, look out for road Ü À iÀà > ` LiÞ Ã } > à vÀ ÌÀ>vw V controllers. REGISTERING ANIMALS UNDER THE COMPANION ANIMALS ACT, 1998 Council is currently updating the records for all dogs on the NSW Companion Animal Register. Some residents may receive advice from Narromine Shire Council requesting to update their dog’s ownership details on the NSW Companion Animal Register. Please make sure you complete the form or ask for assistance by visiting Council‘s Customer Service and Payments Centre at 118 Dandaloo Street, Narromine or by phoning 6889 9999. Ownership details and registrations can also be managed by visiting www. petregistry.nsw.gov.au We would like to thank our residents for their cooperation in ensuring the accurate registration of companion animals in the community. LIBRARY ACTIVITIES Monday 13 May 2024, Narromine Library Ü ÃÌ čÕÃÌÀ> > VÀ i w VÌ Ûi ÃÌ Chris Hammer from 5:30 pm – 6: 30 pm. Make sure to register here: events.humanitix.com/author-talk-chrishammer-or-narromine-library Narromine & Trangie Libraries have activities for everyone throughout the Þi>À] ` ½Ì v À}iÌ Ì w ` ÕÌ Ü >̽à } } on in your local library by visiting: www.mrl.nsw.gov.au/ INVITATION TO ALL NEW RESIDENTS If you are a new resident in the Narromine Region we would love to see you on Thursday 30 May 2024, at the Narromine Region’s New Residents Welcome Night make sure to RSVP by visiting Council’s website www.narromine.nsw.gov.au/council/ public-service-announcement or click on the shortcut bit.ly/3JyejIn - see you there!
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NARROMINE EMERGENCY SERVICES DAY – SATURDAY 4 MAY 2024 Get ready to immerse yourself in the heartpounding action with our Emergency Services! Narromine’s Emergency Services Day to be held on Saturday 4th May 2024 at Payten Oval/Narromine Sports and Fitness (wet weather venue) from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm with information stalls including NSW Police, Fire and Rescue, Rural Fire Service, SES, Local Health Services. Coffee Van, Rotary Van, Icecream Van and Free Face Painting.
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Aerobatics set to sizzle in the skies above Narromine By SHARON BONTHUYS THOSE magnificent aviators in their f lying machines are set to return to Narromine next week for the NSW Aerobatic Championships. In a taste of what is to come, several eager aviators took the chance to get in some practice fl ights ahead of the State fi nals during a training camp held in town last weekend. The camp was intended to be a trial opportunity for Australian Aerobatic Club (AAC) members to practice flying and judging above the Narromine Aerodrome in a competition-style format. One of the eight visiting pilots at the training camp was Ray Pearson, Secretary/Treasurer of the Australian Aerobatic Club NSW Chapter. “We’re expecting about 25 pilots to participate, which is pretty standard for a State competition,” Mr Pearson told the Narromine Star. Mr Pearson had already completed one fl ight before we caught up with him on Saturday morning, and he was set to do at least one more that day. “The nature of aerobatics is that it’s fairly tiring from all the manoeuvres,” he explained. “Typically, a couple of fl ights a day is your limit.” Narromine has repeatedly hosted the NSW Aerobatic Championships in recent years, as well as the Australian Aerobatic Championship last October. The nationals will also return to Narromine this October,
Mr Pearson said. One of the reasons why Narromine is a popular venue for the big aerobatic competitions is the work that has gone into preparing the aerodrome. Permanent markers were placed at the aerodrome in 2023, which saves organisers’ having to do this manually before each competition. “It’s great for us. It means we can go out and practice our positioning against the markers on the ground, which are the same ones we’ll be using for the competition. “It’s also one of the reasons why Narromine was chosen to host the nationals again this year,” Mr Pearson said. The local community’s enthusiasm for the event is also a bonus, he said. “The support we get from the Council, the Gliding Club, the Aero Club, and the locals is great,” Mr Pearson enthused. “Everyone seems pretty happy that we’re here.” The NSW Aerobatic Championship requires pilots to perform a number of high-speed manoeuvres inside a defi ned “box”, a one-kilometre cube of airspace that is from 500 to 3,500 feet above ground, directly above the aerodrome. The competition is thrilling to watch, and the public is welcome to view the action from the grounds of the Narromine Aero Club. The NSW Aerobatic Championship starts next Thursday, May 9, and runs through to May 12.
Grant Piper gets ready to do a practice run at the training camp.
Mr Pearson says this Extra is the “Rolls Royce” of aerobatic aircraft.
Ray Pearson with his One-Design aerobatic aircraft at Narromine Aerodrome. PHOTOS: NARROMINE STAR.
Bush music band looking for a start? enter Dubbo’s Boom, Clash, Rockstar!
Love playing live music? Why not take your first step to rock stardom, by entering Dubbo’s Boom. Clash, Rockstar! talent quest? PHOTO: BOOM. CLASH, ROCKSTAR! By DAVID DIXON BEATLES, AC/DC, Nirvana, they all started somewhere, so why not take your fi rst step to rock stardom, by entering Dubbo’s Boom. Clash, Rockstar! rock band talent quest? A unique rock-and-roll mentoring program for emerging and young talent, Boom. Clash, Rockstar! Is no
exploitative chew-them-up and spit them-out reality television series, but a genuine group of committed rockers, looking to nurture new talent in Australia. Having been through the rock-and-roll mill himself with his 1980s ska band, The Allniters (Montego Bay, Love and Affection), Brett Pattinson is just looking to give
something back to the industry. They are particularly keen to give country bush rock bands, a start, that they might otherwise never have had. “We’ve got 150 NSW-wide so far in this, is our second year for the event,” Brett explained. “Last year, we did Sydney as well a regional areas such as Goulburn, Canberra, the Northern Rivers, this year, we wanted to include Dubbo,” he added. The competition involves the bands and performers playing a set of only a few numbers at each regional centre, before the fi nals, so local acts don’t have to be super-accomplished to enter. “We’re really looking for young, local bands to enter, these would be mentored by an industry panel to show them the ropes. “We’re then holding a live concert where, say six to eight bands would play threeto-four songs each with a
judging panel for that region, the winner of that region will then go to the Sydney for the grand fi nal,” Brett explained. But it doesn’t end there, the ultimate aim is to help the bands develop their contacts and management skills, so as to be able to have the best chance of success in what can be a cut-throat business. “We then introduce them to industry people, record companies, management agencies, a free professional photo shoot, everything to get them started,” Brett explained. “Along the way, we’ll be mentoring the bands that get through to the grand final, this is not a ‘churn-andburn’ event, we offer them insights into real-life experiences,” he emphasised. While he said that there is plenty of talent out there, the number of venues supporting live music has shrunk to a fraction of what was available in the heyday of Sydney’s pub rock golden period from the 1970s to the 1990s.
“I’m one of the founders of the program, and it came about when I saw my son perform at his high school, there was a whole lot of rock bands. “There are so many young musicians than when I was growing-up, but what chance, do any of these kids have, without the contacts and knowledge of the industry?” He said that places like Dubbo, Bathurst, and Orange, should have plenty of talented musicians that simply don’t know where to start. “Locally, there are some good young bands out there, but most kids think, ‘I haven’t got the life-skills to take this on’. “It’s a tough world out there, we want to help them have a chance to make it, in what is a very-competitive industry,” Brett concluded. For more information or to enter, go to: https://boomclashrockstar.com.au/ Supported by The Narromine Star and Dubbo Photo News.
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Thursday, May 2, 2024 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR
Political News & Opinion Inland Rail Community Sponsorships
COULTON’S ULTON’S CATCH TCH UP Comment ment by K COULTON, MARK Federal ral Member for Parkes arkes
Local veterans recognised
IT was an honour to present Certificates of Appreciation to the family of Charles Leonard Johnston, Hugh Alfred Johnston, and Eric George Johnston, recently. Even though they are no longer with us, it’s lovely to have this memento to pass onto future generations, to remember the role they played in various confl icts. Thank you to each of these men for their sacrifice and service. We are grateful for the dedication and sacrifice demonstrated by our veterans’ service to Australia, and it’s important to recognise this. Certificates of Appreciation are available for veterans who have served overseas in Australia’s Defence Forces during the Second World War and in wars, conflicts or peacekeeping operations since, or on the home front during World War II.
AROUND UND THE ELECTORATE TORATE Comment nt by DUGALD D SAUNDERS, ERS, State Member ember for Dubbo bo FOR ANZAC Day 2024, I had an amazing experience and a solemn morning of contemplation at the Australian National Memorial near Villers-Bretonneux in France, then a trip into the town itself for a local memorial service. The region has a special place in the hearts of many Australians, and we as Australians have a special place in the hearts of the French people here. Australian soldiers in the 13th and 15th brigades helped clear the town of enemy German soldiers on April 25, 1918,
ELIGIBLE organisations are invited to apply for grants between $1000 and $4000 though the Inland Rail’s Community Sponsorships and Donations program. The program supports com mu n it y-i n it i ated projects, events or activities, which: f Are one-off and short-term; f Contribute to the community’s wellbeing, prosperity and/ or sustainability; f Focus on one or more of Inland Rail’s priority areas of culture, safety, environment, recreation and, entrepreneurism; and f Align with the core values of Inland Rail.
2024 ABC Heywire Youth Innovation Grant APPLICATIONS are now open for the 2024 ABC Heywire Youth Innovation Grant. As an extension to the ABC’s annual Heywire Competition and Regional Youth Summit, the Innovation Grant is an opportunity for communities to act on the issues raised by our young people with the support of the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR). The 2024 Heywire issues impacting young Australians are: f Bussin’: How might we create more accessible transport options for young people in re-
after it had been captured. The numbers of our soldiers killed in Northern France and Belgium is staggering, and over 11,000 remain missing or unidentified on the battlefields. I found out whilst I was there that there are more than 400 cemeteries dedicated to the fallen in this region. I proudly represented the veterans across the Dubbo electorate, and thank the local RSL Sub-Branches for their support. I laid a wreath of poppies and a cross thanks to Dubbo RSL sub-branch, and a special medallion from Gulgong RSL sub-branch. An incredible experience I will always remember… Lest We Forget I WAS so excited to hear that the NSW Waratahs have partnered with Dubbo’s own Little Big Dairy Co! In an article published re-
Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton recently presented three Certificates of Appreciation to Kamala Wheeler, to recognise the military service of her father Eric, grandfather Hugh, and great uncle, Charles. gional and rural communities? f MEE (Mentoring Educating Empowering): How might we close the gap in accessing quality education for young people in regional, rural and remote communities? f A Place for You: How might we improve accessibility to mental health services in remote and regional areas of Australia?
f The Bigger Picture: How can we empower young people in regional towns to celebrate their differences and foster connection among themselves? f Safe Sphere: How might we ensure that young people in regional and remote communities receive relevant and comprehensive sexual education? f Youth 2 Grassroots: How
might we promote a stronger connection between individuals and their land by fostering a culture of environmental protection and stewardship?
cently, the official announcement was made. “The NSW Waratahs are proud to announce a landmark partnership with The Little Big Dairy Co, a regionally based, family-owned business, that will supply the men’s and women’s teams with Australia’s best-tasting, most nutritious, and only premium single-source milk.” How fantastic!
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state’s volunteers, volunteer leaders and volunteer teams. The Awards program has grown to become one of the largest celebrations of volunteering in Australia. Last year, more than 133,000 nominees from over 500 organisations were recognised at regional and state Ceremonies. If you know someone who deserves to be celebrated for their community service, make sure you nominate them before mid-June and spread the word that nominations are open.
YOUR regional crime stories matter, and I want to make sure community members have a voice when it comes to regional crime. Please see our Regional Crime website. Don’t forget you can also make a submission to the parliamentary inquiry into community safety in regional and rural communities. The Committee wants to hear fi rst-hand from regional communities and their representatives about best practice prevention initiatives – from standout community servic-
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THERE has been an early surge of f lu cases so please take this as your reminder to book a f lu vaccine. Join me and get the jab! Have a chat with your GP, pharmacist or nurse about your f lu vaccine options.
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ARE you a musician? Or do you know someone that is? Applications for the Sound NSW Touring and Travel Fund are open. Funding can support domestic and international travel and accommodation costs for tours by artists performing new and original contemporary music, performance at significant music industry events by artists performing new and original contemporary music, and artist managers representing such artists to attend key music industry events and develop new markets.
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Rural Crime Matters
Coalition MPs call for immediate action on DV THE NSW Opposition is calling on the Minns Labor Government to take stronger action on domestic violence by adopting a proposed suite of reforms to strengthen the Bail Act. MPs from all sides of politics are being encouraged to support the commonsense amendments, which include: Expanding the use of electronic monitoring devices to bail on serious domestic violence charges. Expanding grounds for individuals charged with personal serious violence offences to have a 72-hour stay, so their bail decision can be delayed through the court, if necessary. Removing the power for registrars to determine bail for serious personal violence charges where bail is opposed. NSW Nationals Leader and Dubbo MP, Dugald Saunders, said the Minns Government needs to have a greater sense of urgency when it comes to pro-
tecting women, no matter where they are from. Half of the 27 domestic violence related deaths this year have occurred in regional Australia. “Those living in the regions are particularly hurting after the tragic death of Molly Ticehurst. We know it can be harder for women to leave abusive relationships when they live in the country, because they often have nowhere else to go,” Mr Saunders said. “We need to take swift and decisive action to stop these senseless tragedies from happening again,” he added. Deputy Leader of the NSW Nationals, Bronnie Taylor, said the statistics are too shocking to bear. “On average, one woman is killed every nine days by a current or former partner in Australia, and those numbers are more than just statistics. They are women who were mothers, sisters, daughters, colleagues and friends,” Mrs Taylor said.
“These are women who have had their lives cut short by violence – and in many cases, the perpetrator was someone they knew. Something can be done about this, and it needs to be done now,” she added. Leader of the Nationals in the Upper House, Sarah Mitchell, said it’s hard for women not to feel overwhelmed in wake of the news of Molly Ticehurst and the Bondi Junction tragedy. “It has been hard to feel happy of late. There is an overwhelming sense of helplessness, of fear, and of anger, and we have seen this reveal itself in protests on the streets and on social media,” Mrs Mitchell said. “Women are telling political leaders that substantial change is needed, and as a regional woman who has the privilege to sit in Parliament, I will add my voice to these calls because enough is enough. “We know we deserve better,” she concluded.
Perfect day for racing at Narromine
Go you good thing! Elson Boy races to the finish line in Narromine last Sunday.
In Brief
Around the traps… HERE are the latest little newsgrabs from the shire and beyond… f The Narromine Tennis Club is having its AGM in mid-May and hopes to attract a good following to get the club back up and running again on the beautiful local courts. The club’s social media has more details. f The Resources Energy and Industry Innovation Forum will be held in Dubbo in June. Organised by Regional Development Australia (RDA) Orana, the threeday forum is bound to be of great interest to locals. f NSW Fire + Rescue Station 465 Trangie is reminding residents that landholders are conducting planned hazard reduction burns in the district this week. Smoke from these burns may stay present for up to 48 hours after the burns are completed and people should keep their windows closed. Also, if you see a fire unattended, call 000 immediately. f May the fourth be with you and our Emergency Services’ heroes who go a long way to help keep us safe. They’ll be at Payten Oval this Saturday so why not stop by, have a look at all they have on display and say ‘thank you for your service.’ f Tradies in Sight (TIS) will soon hold
a four-week “Intentional Fathering” course in Dubbo for young dads needing a helping hand. It will cover things like tuning in to children’s emotional needs and developing informed problem solving skills. Contact TIS for details. f Looking for a Mother’s Day gift? The Mother’s Day markets are on this weekend at Soul Food Depot. Further details online. f Cotton Australia has launched the “Click 24” competition which invites entrants to take unique photographs showcasing their experiences and dispel myths surrounding cotton production, community life, innovation, and the growers themselves. f Unable to sleep? The Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) has published a new essay series online about the Murray-Darling Basin. f Have your say on a draft decision to limit increases in WaterNSW’s regulated charges for bulk water services in regional and rural NSW to inflation of about 3.7 per cent from July 1. The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) will consider all stakeholder feedback before fi nalising its annual review of Water NSW’s charges that will apply in the next fi nancial year.
Winners are grinners! Connections and sponsors at the presentation of the Narromine USMC Diggers Cup. PHOTOS: NARROMINE STAR. By SHARON BONTHUYS THE glorious autumn weather held out for a fine Sunday of racing at Narromine for the Narromine USMC Diggers Cup on April 28. The seven-race program on an excellent track was enjoyed by those who attended. The Narromine Turf Club organised a wonderful, relaxing day for racegoers, providing a range of catering options, children’s entertain-
ment, and light acoustic music which just added to an already great atmosphere. Many families took the opportunity to enjoy the day at the track. The Dar Lunn-trained Elson Boy won the feature race on the program, the Narromine USMC Diggers Cup, steered to the win by apprentice jockey Braith Nock. A report on the racing at this event has been provided in this edition by the evergreen Col Hodges.
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Thursday, May 2, 2024 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR
ANZAC Day 2024
How the Shire commemorated
Charlotte Kazem, aged seven, wore the service medals of her grandfather, Ivan Maunder, and great-grandfather, Ivan Maunder Sr, to the ceremony at the Commonwealth War Cemetery, Narromine. PHOTOS: NARROMINE STAR.
The wreath on the memorial cross.
Narromine Aero Club conducts the fly-over.
Paul Namakadre from the Seventh Day Adventist church delivers a prayer.
From page 1 We understand from some locals that they chose to attend services in Narromine and Peak Hill. April 25 this year was a particularly important day for Narromine, which acknowledged the 100th anniversary of the unveiling of the cenotaph that stands today at the intersection of Dandaloo and Burraway Streets, adjacent to Tom Perry Park. The respective United Services Memorial Clubs in Narromine and Trangie also continued their tradition of providing meals on ANZAC Day. School children also featured prominently in the official programs in both communities, laying wreaths and delivering readings. The ANZAC Day tradition of two-up was also enjoyed in various pubs and clubs across the shire on the day. The Narromine Star endeavoured to get to as many events as possible on the day across the shire. You can read more about where we went and what we saw in our special ANZAC Day coverage in this edition. Lest we forget.
Narromine Christian School students formed a wreath-laying party at the Commonwealth War Cemetery at Narromine on ANZAC Day.
Diane Beaumont and David Taylor from the RSL lay a wreath.
First floral tribute for aviation museum memorial wall By SHARON BONTHUYS EARLY on ANZAC Day 2024, the Narromine sub-branch of the Returned and Services League (RSL) laid a floral tribute at the Narromine Aviation Museum memorial wall. It was the fi rst floral tribute to be placed at the site, which was formally opened on October 14, 2023 by Air Chief Marshall Sir Angus Houston, AK AFC (Ret’d). Narromine RSL sub-branch president David Taylor was joined by secretary Diane Beaumont and Narromine Aero Club president Stewart Hignett at the memorial wall for the event. The floral tribute was placed in the garden separating the two sections of the 40-metre
long red-brick wall honouring the trainees of the No. 5 Elementary Flying Training School (EFTS) that operated at the Narromine Aerodrome between 1940 and 1944. Mr Hignett was also preparing for the fly-over at the Commonwealth War Cemetery in Narromine later in the morning, together with son Ben and local flying instructor Grace Walker. Lest we forget.
Children honour the fallen at war cemetery service NARROMINE’S school children have a long history supporting ANZAC Day commemorative services. One of the ways in which they do this is through the annual service at the Commonwealth War Cemetery in Narromine which is the fi-
nal resting place of 12 service personnel who died in World War II. Narromine Christian School students formed a wreath-laying party and placed wreaths at the headstones of the 12 service personnel laid to rest in the cemetery. The deceased include eight personnel from the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), three from the Royal Australian Army, and one from the Royal Air Force. A further five personnel are buried in the adjacent Narromine cemetery. The president and secretary of the Narromine sub-branch of the Returned and Services League (RSL), David Taylor and Diane Beaumont, also placed a wreath on the memorial cross at the cemetery during the service. Paul Namakadre from the Seventh Day Adventist Church led those gathered in prayer as part of the service, which also
featured the traditional flyover by members of the Narromine Aero Club. Stewart Hignett, Ben Hignett and Grace Walker flew the participating aircraft on this occasion. The service at the Commonwealth War Cemetery is always poignant, made more so by the involvement of so many young people who help keep the spirit of lives long lost appropriately remembered and appreciated. Lest we forget.
Tribute placed at Kurrajong tree memorial A MEMORIAL sits outside the entrance to the Narromine Shire Council chambers honouring something that once was, but is no more — an avenue of Kurrajong trees along Dandaloo Street.
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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, May 2, 2024
ANZAC Day 2024
ANZAC Day 2024 - Narromine
Cr Les Lambert, David Taylor and Diane Beaumont at the memorial site outside the council chambers. PHOTOS: NARROMINE STAR.
Aero Club member Ben Hignett preparing to particiThe sandstone memorial outside the council chambers. pate in a fly-over later in the day.
Diane Beaumont, Stewart Hignett and David Taylor at the memorial wall on ANZAC Day.
The memorial wall honours the many servicemen who trained at the No. 5 EFTS during World War II.
Planted in 1917 as a memorial to service personnel who had lost their lives in World War I, the Kurrajong trees were removed from the northern side of Dandaloo Street in 1934-35 by the then Department of Main Roads, when it paved the roadway of what is now the main thoroughfare through the business district of Narromine. The trees on the southern side of Dandaloo Street survived until 1918, when they were removed after 101 years by the Narromine Shire Council and replaced with the Manchurian Pear Trees that stand in their place today. On ANZAC Day 2024, representatives of the Narromine sub-branch of the Returned and Services League (RSL) and Narromine Shire Council once again placed a floral tribute at the site in memory of those who fought in the Great War and never came home, and the trees planted to commemorate their ultimate sacrifice. Lest we forget.
Community reflects at Narromine’s commemorative services THIS year’s Dawn Service in Narromine was led by David Taylor, president of the Narromine sub-branch of the Returned and Services League (RSL). The short, poignant service at the 100-year-old Cenotaph reminded those gathered of the supreme sacrifices made by those who had gone to war and not returned, and those who survived and did return. “We’ve gathered here today to remember the day so enshrined in Australia’s history, when thousands of young Australians and New Zealanders landed on the shores of Gallipoli on this day in 1915,” Mr Taylor said. “Many of them didn’t return to their homes. Of the survivors, many went to fi ght in other areas of confl ict in World War I and they, too, paid the ultimate sacrifice in giving their lives for their
countrymen and for those who needed their help in this time of danger.” Mr Taylor said those who served in the Gallipoli and other confl icts afterwards would always be remembered. Arthur Woollams led the service in prayer on behalf of the Combined Churches of Narromine, and reflected further on the sinking of the Montevideo Maru vessel carrying prisoners of war off the coast of The Philippines in July 1942. The RSL representatives laid a wreath at the cenotaph, delivered the Ode and played the Last Post and Reveille. After the Dawn Service, community members attended the Narromine USMC for the traditional ANZAC Day breakfast. Later in the morning, a significant crowd gathered in Narromine’s central business district to watch the community march to the Cenotaph. This was followed by a commemorative service at 11.00 am and a morning tea at the USMC.
The Cenotaph’s 100 years By DAVID TAYLOR, PRESIDENT, NARROMINE RSL SUB-BRANCH ANZAC Day this year is a special occasion for Narromine. It was on this day 100 years ago that the Cenotaph in Dandaloo St was unveiled by Captain WF Dunn, MLA. Both he and the federal member, in their speeches, said the design and appearance of the monument was much better than any other they had seen in the state. It cost in the region of $300,000 in today’s terms. The unveiling ceremony was preceded by a procession headed by the Narromine Light Horse, and was overseen over by Mr E. Cahill, President of the Soldiers’ Memorial Committee. Listed on the monument are the names of the Narromine soldiers who paid the supreme sacrifice. The fencing around the Cen-
otaph was completed in 1929. In February 1932, the Cenotaph was damaged by a tornado that also destroyed other Narromine buildings, including the Roman Catholic church. It was repaired free of charge except for the cost of materials, which amounted to today’s equivalent of about $17. In 2015 it was moved several metres to its present location. All the above involved the community of Narromine. This involvement has continued in different ways, and now includes the children of our schools in a very specific way. Last year saw the introduction of an essay competition, which has been done again this year and we’ll hear the winners of this year’s competition read out their submissions. As well, the Kindy and Years One and Two students have enthusiastically coloured in the posters around town and on the fence around the cenotaph. And we must not forget the poppies so devotedly knitted and fastened to the fence here. Lest we forget.
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Thursday, May 2, 2024 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR
ANZAC Day 2024
Commemorative services at Trangie well attended PHOTO: CLAIRE JENKINS.
PHOTO: CLAIRE JENKINS.
PHOTO: CLAIRE JENKINS.
PHOTO: CLAIRE JENKINS.
Some of the action from the mid-morning march at Trangie on ANZAC Day. PHOTOS: NARROMINE STAR. COMMEMORATIVE services in Trangie were well attended this ANZAC Day. Locals rugged up against the chilly day to pay their respects at the Dawn Service and later at the mid-morning service, both held at the Trangie Soldiers Memorial Hall. The Dawn Service welcomed a good crowd, and later in the morning almost the entire town turned out for the ANZAC Day march along Dandaloo Street to the hall. The traditional mid-morning march was led by a piper and featured veterans marching on foot and ferried in golf carts, school children, community groups and members of the community. A wreath-laying ceremony took place in the grounds of the Trangie Soldiers Memorial
Hall before community members moved inside for the official commemorative service. Terrie Milgate led the commemorative service. “We are assembled here to commemorate that awful day when the young men of Australia demonstrated to the world through their sacrifice that Australia was fully a nation,” Mrs Milgate said. “We nurture, too, the obligation of showing gratitude for the peace we enjoy and the responsibility of ensuring that the freedom and liberty so costly won is not lost by our own indifference.” Mrs Milgate asked the congregation to mourn with pride those who lost their lives, and those who had served and survived. The commemorative service
featured traditional hymns, prayers of thanksgiving, and addresses by local student leaders from Trangie Central School and St Johns School. The commemorative address was delivered by special guest Ken Moyle, who focused on the contribution made by women during times of confl ict. “Women have played an important role in assisting in the defense of our country over the centuries. We salute every one,” Mr Moyle said. “It is important we include these women from Trangie and surrounding districts who served their country, and therefore us, in World War I, World War II, and subsequent conflicts. “Twenty-one of those are listed on the Honour Boards out the front.
Mr Moyle reflected on the roles played by women in such confl icts and how this had changed over time. “As many Australians commemorate the Diggers who served in World War I, other families remember the legacies of their nurses. “Officially, according to the Australian War Memorial, 2139 nurses served with the Australian Army Nursing Service overseas during World War I,” Mr Moyle said. “On the home front, countless women took on voluntary comfort and fundraising roles to support the troops.” Mr Moyle noted that the roles played by women had expanded immensely by the time of World War II to include more non-traditional service roles such as signals, mechan-
ics, and communications. After the service concluded, tea and homemade ANZAC biscuits were served in the foyer by the local Red Cross members, and the community was invited to attend the USMC for a meal. At the USMC, an embroidered tablecloth from 1915 made by women from Trangie and Gilgandra hangs on the wall in a protective glass frame amid other local memorabilia. Take a look next time you’re visiting the club, and note the delicate stitching and the edges yellowing with age. It’s something to remember and reflect upon as time marches on, as it invariably does. Lest we forget.
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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, May 2, 2024
ANZAC Day 2024
Tomingley was tops for two-up this Anzac Day
Ready for two-up at Tomingley. PHOTOS: NARROMINE STAR.
Tossing the coins is a serious business. By SHARON BONTHUYS TOMINGLEY might not have had a formal Anzac Day commemorative service, but the Cross Roads Hotel ensured the time-honoured coin-tossing tradition of “two-up” was faithfully carried on. Patrons had gathered at the popular watering hole before the doors were even open on Anzac Day, publican Ben Faber told the Narromine Star when we stopped by to watch the action. “People were here from the get-go,” Ben said. A large crowd was enjoying the two-up action at the pub during our visit. Each round was greeted with raucous shouts of joy or withering moans of protest.
Look who came to enjoy two-up!
The organiser keeps a close foot on the bets.
“We need a tosser!” an organiser called out at one point. This is because twoup needs someone to toss the coins. “There’s lots of tossers here!” someone shouted back. “All the tossers are over there,” someone else pointed out helpfully. A good time was had by all. Did you know that Anzac Day is the only day when the rules around the betting game two-up are relaxed? Two-up was a popular game among World War I veterans and, while illegal as an unregulated form of gambling most of the year, is legally played every Anzac Day, Remembrance Day and Victory in the Pacific Day in their memory.
It’s a win for someone at two-up.
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Community News
Gardeners visit another beautiful property By ANNIE HARMER, NARROMINE GARDEN CLUB NARROMINE Garden Club members visited Judy and Ian Heckendorf’s beautiful property for our April meeting late last month. With 25 club members attending, we were treated to a very special meeting with thanks to our hosts for their wonderful hospitality. The Heckendorfs have a truly beautiful established garden, with many varieties of great shade trees under-planted with a spectacular variety of garden beds. We also had a very special musical treat from Judy — some tunes from her bagpipes! That’s all for now! Happy gardening.
Garden Club hosts for last month, Judy and Ian Heckendorf.
A view of the beautiful garden at the Garden Club’s April meeting.
Anne Burns and Lorraine Mahony enjoyed the visit.
Garden Club members Judy Jones, Marie Bishop and Barb Tuck. PHOTOS: NARROMINE STAR.
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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, May 2, 2024
Sport
Big wins and a close finish as Season 2024 gets underway
Cobar player Jed Noonan during the Cobar versus Narromine game last Saturday. PHOTO: THE COBAR WEEKLY.
CHRISTIE AND HOOD CASTLEREAGH LEAGUE ROUND ONE By BRYSON LUFF THE opening round of the 2024 Christie and Hood Castlereagh League competition has thrown up some interesting results with big wins going to the Cobar Roosters, the Coolah ‘Roos, and Coonabarabran Unicorns. In the fi nal game, the defending Premiers, the Gulgong Terriers, also managed to get home in a thrilling game against the Baradine Magpies.
Playing at their beloved Tom Knight Oval in Cobar, the Roosters gave an early indication that they will be out to go one better than their Grand Final loss in 2023, when they handed the visiting Narromine Jets a hefty loss, racing in for nine tries in an emphatic 58-14 win. Their grand fi nal opponents and the reigning premiers from last year, the Gulgong Bull Terriers, got away with a very hard fought 24-20 win over the Baradine Magpies in their game played at Baradine. Following the Magpies’ recent good form in trials and
at the Castlereagh knock out, many thought that the blackand-whites would get the win in “Magpie Land”, and they very nearly did, just falling short in what would have been a major boost to morale for the 2024 season. At Coolah, the ‘Roos continued on their winning way from the knock out the previous Saturday, registering a large and impressive 40-6 win over a Gilgandra Panther outfit that would have been hard pressed to have been able to squeeze any more errors into an 80-minute game of rugby league. Gilgandra’s inept display takes nothing away from the fact that the ‘Roos were way too good on the day, and that they mean business in their comeback year to the Castlereagh competition. In a high scoring game, the Coonabarabran Unicorns started their 2024 campaign with a strong win over their arch-rivals, the Coonamble Bears, taking the encounter 48-30. The match of the round this Saturday will obviously be the blockbuster 2023 Grand Final rematch between the Gulgong Bull Terriers and the Cobar Roosters, which is expected to draw a huge crowd to Gulgong’s Billy Dunn Oval. Whilst it may not be the premiership silverware that the Roosters would have liked to have claimed at the same ground in the 2023 season fi nale, the time-honoured Boronia Cup is up for grabs, and Cobar would like nothing better than to have it strapped into the front seat of their bus on the return journey come Saturday night, whilst the Terriers will be going tooth and nail to retain it. In other games, both the
Narromine Jets and the Gilgandra Panthers will be looking to bounce back from their respective heavy defeats last Saturday when they clash at Narromine, whilst Coolah will be out to secure an away win when they face the difficult assignment of upending the Coonamble Bears at Coonamble. In what should be a fantastic battle at Baradine, the Magpies will resume hostilities against their arch-rivals, the Coonabarabran Unicorns, in what should be another classic local derby!
Christie and Hood Castlereagh League Round One Scores Youth League Cobar Roosters 36 (Jaxon Burke 2, Kai Taylor 2, Tommy Bryan, Tadgh McMullen, Oisin McMullen, Aiden Swan, Jamal Eves tries, Tadgh McMullen 2, Oisin McMullen 2 goals) defeated Narromine Jets 16 (Josh Dela Cerna, Darby Gordon, Ashton Coleman tries, Zac Everett 2 goals). League Tag Coolah Flyers 38 (Mackenzie Blackadder 3, Molly Burgess 2, Jacinta Dummett, Jasmine Thompson, Channy Burgess tries, Thompson 2, Jessica Sternback goals) defeated Binnaway Bombshells 4 (Maigan Meyers try). Dunedoo Swannettes 18 (Shelley Cox 2, Meg Christensen, Chloe Brogham tries, Georgia Price goal) defeated Gilgandra Pink Panthers 10 (Rachel Drury, Laura Jordan tries, Sam Brennan goal). Baradine Magpies 20 (Abby Thompson, Ada Craig, Jorja Carey, Jalika Leslie tries, Holly Arndell, Craig goals) defeated Gulgong 12 (Laurissa Tumpey 2 tries and 2 goals). Narromine 28 (Shian Chatfield
4, Rebecca Smythe tries, Chatfield 4 goals) defeated Cobar 16 (Sophie Clarke, Brianna Watson, Bridgette Negfeldt tries, Watson 2 goals). Coonamble 48 (Mackayla McEwen 3, Hannah Towns 3, Shakaye Walker 2, Imogen Pawley, Kiara Cross, Mia Nalder tries, Sam Turnbull 2 goals) defeated Coonabarabran 4 (Cody Wright try). First Grade Gulgong Bull Terriers 24 (Brad James 2, Joey Annetts, Sam Gorries tries, James 4 goals) defeated Baradine Magpies 20 (Jamie Knox 2, Daniel Howe, Dylan Hohnberg tries, Billy Carey 2 goals). Coonabarabran Unicorns 48 (Dane Kershaw 2, Nick Willoughby, Luke Stanton, Steven Watton, Jacob Baker, Brad Fuller tries, Fuller 7 goals) defeated Coonamble Bears 30 (Daniel Sangster 2, Preston Smith, Tyrell Kennedy, Brendan Draper tries, Mitch Nalder 5 goals). Coolah Roos 40 (Jake Burgess 2, Darcy Arnott, Dylan Edwards, Tyler Lennox, Hugh Wesley, Steven Lamond, Chanse Burgess tries, Wesley 3, Chanse Burgess goals) defeated Gilgandra Panthers 6 (Wade Peachey try, Ty Sutherland goal). Cobar Roosters 58 (Loma Ataua 2, Ashley Davies, Tyler Coughlan, Ben Griffiths, Thomas Plater, Nathan McAndrew, Tim Hillam, Chris Crotty, Tadgh McMullen tries, James Neyland 7 goals) defeated Narromine Jets 14 (Luke Thompson 2, Drayson McKellar tries, Doug Potter goal). Round Two Games Friday May 3, 7pm; Binnaway V Dunedoo (LLT). Saturday May 4, Coonamble V Coolah, Baradine V Coonabarabran, Gulgong V Cobar (Boronia Cup Challenge game), Narromine V Gilgandra.
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Thursday, May 2, 2024 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR
Puzzles
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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, May 2, 2024
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Your Seven-Day TV Guide 6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Planet America. 10.30 That Pacific Sports Show. 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Silent Witness. 2.00 Queen Of Oz. 2.25 White Fever. 2.55 Muster Dogs. 3.55 Long Lost Family. 4.40 Grand Designs. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.30 Hard Quiz. 7.00 ABC News. 7.35 Gardening Australia. 8.35 Silent Witness. 9.35 Hard Quiz. 10.10 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. 10.40 White Fever. 11.10 ABC Late News. 11.25 Grand Designs. 12.15 Long Lost Family. 1.00 Traces. 1.45 Rage.
6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Killer Condo. (2022) Shemeka Wright, Kia Dorsey. 2.00 House Of Wellness. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 7News Local. 6.30 7News @ 6:30. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. 8.30 MOVIE: Last Vegas. (2013) Robert De Niro. 10.40 To Be Advised. 11.40 Autopsy USA. 12.40 Celebrity Obsessed. 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 Million Dollar Minute. 5.00 NBC Today.
6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: A Honeymoon To Remember. (2021) 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. 5.30 WIN News. 6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 9. Brisbane Broncos v Sydney Roosters. 9.55 Golden Point. 10.40 MOVIE: No Escape. (2015) Owen Wilson. 12.40 Tipping Point. 1.35 Pointless. 2.30 Destination WA. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.00 Postcards. 4.30 Global Shop. 5.00 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 9.00 The Bold And The Beautiful. 9.30 Deal Or No Deal. 10.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 10.30 Judge Judy. 11.00 Dr Phil. 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Entertainment Tonight. 1.30 Judge Judy. 2.00 Ready Steady Cook. 3.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 3.30 10 News First: Afternoon. 4.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.00 Deal Or No Deal. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 Ready Steady Cook. 8.30 The Graham Norton Show. 10.40 10’s Late News. 11.05 The Project. 12.00 Late Programs.
6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs. 10.00 Outta Town Adventures. 11.00 Secret Cities. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Mastermind Aust. 3.00 NITV News: Nula. 3.40 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. 4.10 The Great Fire Of London. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Paul O’Grady’s Great Elephant Adventure. 9.25 Secrets Of The Lost Liners. 10.15 SBS World News Late. 10.50 A French Case. Final. 11.50 L’Opera. 2.35 Employable Me (USA) 3.35 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 2.30 Weekender. 3.00 Imagine Holidays Iconic Rail Journeys. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Medical Emergency. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 The Yorkshire Steam Railway: All Aboard. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 4.00 LIV Golf League Post-Show: Singapore. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.00 AFL: Friday Night Countdown. 7.20 Football. AFL. Round 8. Carlton v Collingwood. 10.30 AFL PostGame Show. 11.15 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 3.00 Jabba’s Movies. 3.20 The Real Dirty Dancing. 4.45 Starstruck. 6.00 MOVIE: City Slickers II. (1994) 8.30 MOVIE: War For The Planet Of The Apes. (2017) Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson. 11.20 MOVIE: The Shape Of Water. (2017) 1.50 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 8.30 Ready Steady Cook. 9.30 Diagnosis Murder. 10.30 JAG. 12.30 FBI. 1.30 NCIS. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.25 NCIS: Hawai’i. 11.15 48 Hours. 12.15 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Big Bang. 2.00 Impractical Jokers. 2.30 Rules Of Engagement. 3.00 King Of Queens. 4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 4.30 Becker. 5.30 Frasier. 6.30 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 Two And A Half Men. 10.00 Impractical Jokers. 10.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.45 Total DramaRama. 6.00 School Of Rock. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.35 Kung Fu Panda. 8.10 Open Season: Call Of Nature. 8.25 Dragon Ball Super. 8.50 Amelia Parker. 9.10 Find Me In Paris. 9.35 Supernatural Academy. 11.15 Close.
6.00 Kids’ Programs. 6.05 Kiya And The Kimoja Heroes. 6.40 Andy’s Global Adventures. 7.05 Karma’s World. 7.30 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 MOVIE: Fight Club. (1999) 10.45 MOVIE: My Own Private Idaho. (1991) 12.25 Would I Lie To You? 1.25 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 3.00 News. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 News. 6.00 News Hour. 7.00 National News. 7.35 Evening News. 8.00 Planet America: Fireside Chat. 8.45 ABC News Tonight. 9.00 The World. 9.30 Close Of Business. 10.00 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 Dr Quinn. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Lease Of Life. (1954) 5.30 Escape To The Farm With Kate Humble. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Take Me Home. 8.30 MOVIE: Dog. (2022) 10.30 MOVIE: Magic Mike XXL. (2015) 12.40 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 3.20 BBC News At Ten. 3.50 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 4.20 PBS News. 5.20 Shortland St. 5.50 Curse Of Oak Island. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Hoarders. 9.20 Great Erection Deception: Stiff Nights. 10.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Rage. 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Rage. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Call The Midwife. 1.30 Father Brown. 3.00 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 4.00 This Is Going To Be Big. 4.55 Creative Types With Virginia Trioli. 5.25 Landline. 5.55 Australian Story. 6.30 Back Roads. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Father Brown. 8.20 Midsomer Murders. 9.50 After The Party. 10.35 Shetland. 11.35 Rage.
6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. 12.00 Horse Racing. Hawkesbury Cup Day, Caulfield Members’ Day, Guineas Day and SA Derby Day. 1.30 Football. AFL. Round 8. Sydney v GWS Giants. 4.30 Border Security: International. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. 7.30 MOVIE: 2012. (2009) John Cusack, Amanda Peet. 10.40 MOVIE: Dante’s Peak. (1997) 12.55 Celebrity Obsessed. 2.00 Late Programs.
6.00 Getaway. 6.30 A Current Affair. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. 12.00 Cybershack. 12.30 Explore TV: Portugal & Spain. 1.00 Ageless. 1.30 The Pet Rescuers. 2.00 After Impact. 3.15 LEGO Masters Australia Vs Rest Of The World. 4.30 The Garden Gurus. 5.00 9News First At Five. 5.30 Getaway. 6.00 9News Saturday. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Jeopardy! Australia. 8.30 MOVIE: The Equalizer. (2014) Denzel Washington, Chloë Grace Moretz, Marton Csokas. 11.10 MOVIE: City Of Lies. (2018) 1.05 Cybershack. 1.35 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 7.00 Camper Deals. 7.30 Escape Fishing With ET. 8.00 Charming China. 8.30 Farm To Fork. 9.00 Exploring Off The Grid. 9.30 Food Trail: South Africa. 10.00 Ready Steady Cook. 11.00 To Be Advised. 1.00 All 4 Adventure. 2.00 Buy To Build. 2.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 3.00 What’s Up Down Under. 3.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. 4.00 Ready Steady Cook. 5.00 10 News First. 6.00 The Dog House. 8.00 Ambulance UK. 10.30 To Be Advised. 11.30 Late Programs.
6.00 WorldWatch. 9.10 Ageless Gardens. 10.05 Vintage Voltage. 11.00 Outside: Beyond The Lens. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Gymnastics. FIG Rhythmic World Cup Series. H’lights. 4.00 Wonders Of Scotland. 4.30 Roman Megastructures. 5.30 Untold Arctic Wars. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Charles III: The Coronation Year. 9.15 Miniseries: The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family. 10.25 Secrets Of The Royal Palaces. 11.15 Everything You Love. 12.15 While The Men Are Away. 1.20 Erotic Stories. 3.25 No Distinguishing Features. 5.00 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 12.30 House Of Wellness. 1.30 Horse Racing. Hawkesbury Cup Day, Caulfield Members’ Day, Guineas Day and SA Derby Day. 5.30 Medical Emergency. 6.00 Heathrow. 6.30 Bondi Vet. 7.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 4.00 LIV Golf League PostShow: Singapore. 5.00 Counting Cars. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 Pawn Stars. 7.00 Football. AFL. Round 8. Melbourne v Geelong. 10.30 AFL Post-Game Show. 11.00 MOVIE: King Of Thieves. (2018) 1.15 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 1.05 The Real Dirty Dancing. 2.30 Starstruck. 4.00 Frogger. 5.00 MOVIE: Pokémon Detective Pikachu. (2019) 7.00 MOVIE: Runaway Bride. (1999) 9.25 MOVIE: Erin Brockovich. (2000) Julia Roberts, Albert Finney. 12.00 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 11.30 Luxury Escapes. 12.00 Jake And The Fatman. 1.00 JAG. 3.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 3.30 Soccer. A-League Women. Grand final. 7.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Elimination final. 10.15 NCIS: Los Angeles. 12.05 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 7.00 The King Of Queens. 8.00 Becker. 9.00 Neighbours. 11.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 11.30 The King Of Queens. 12.30 Frasier. 1.30 Becker. 2.20 To Be Advised. 5.00 Deal Or No Deal. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 10.30 Two And A Half Men. 11.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Kids’ Programs. 6.05 The Next Step. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Mythbusters “There’s Your Problem!”. 7.30 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.45 Kung Fu Panda. 8.20 Open Season: Call Of Nature. 8.45 Summer Memories. 9.00 Amelia Parker. 9.20 Find Me In Paris. 9.45 Mimi On A Mission. 11.15 Close.
6.00 Kids’ Programs. 6.05 Kiya And The Kimoja Heroes. 6.40 Andy’s Global Adventures. 7.05 Riley Rocket. 7.30 Would I Lie To You? 8.00 QI. 8.30 Live At The Apollo. 9.20 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 10.05 MythBusters. 10.55 Portlandia. 11.35 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 4.00 News. 4.15 Planet America: Fireside Chat. 5.00 News. 5.30 World This Week. 6.00 Evening News. 6.30 Aust Story. 7.00 National News. 7.30 The Pacific. 8.00 News Tonight. 8.15 Four Corners. 9.00 Nightly News. 9.30 Foreign Correspondent. 10.00 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 MOVIE: I Live In Grosvenor Square. (1945) 4.20 MOVIE: Midway. (1976) 7.00 Rugby Union. Super Rugby Pacific. Round 11. ACT Brumbies v Fijian Drua. 9.30 Super Rugby Pacific Post-Match. 9.45 MOVIE: Legend. (2015) 12.20 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 3.05 BBC News At Ten. 3.35 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 4.05 PBS News. 5.05 Woman. 5.30 Shortland St. 6.00 The Food That Built The World. 7.40 Impossible Engineering. 8.35 The Matrix Generation. 9.40 UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. 1.35 Late Programs.
6.00 Rage. 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Insiders. 10.00 Offsiders. 10.30 The World This Week. 11.00 Compass. 11.30 Songs Of Praise. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Australia. 2.30 Monty Don’s French Gardens. 3.30 Forever Summer With Nigella. 3.55 Martin Clunes: Islands Of Australia. 4.40 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.30 Compass. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Call The Midwife. 8.30 After The Party. 9.20 The Luminaries. 10.10 Shetland. 11.10 Savage River. 12.05 Late Programs.
6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. 12.00 House Of Wellness. 1.00 The Salvation Army: Red Shield Appeal. 1.30 To Be Advised. 4.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Sydney Weekender. 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Farmer Wants A Wife. 8.45 7NEWS Spotlight. 9.45 The Latest: Seven News. 10.15 Code 1: Minute By Minute. 11.15 Quantum Leap. 12.15 Emerald City. 1.15 Travel Oz. 2.00 Home Shopping. 3.30 Million Dollar Minute. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise 5am News. 5.30 Sunrise.
6.00 Hello SA. 6.30 A Current Affair. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Wide World Of Sports. 11.00 NRL Sunday Footy Show. 1.00 Fish Forever. 1.30 Drive TV. 2.00 David Attenborough’s Green Planet. 3.00 Rugby League. NRL. Round 9. Cronulla Sharks v St George Illawarra Dragons. 6.00 9News Sunday. 7.00 LEGO Masters Australia Vs Rest Of The World. 8.40 60 Minutes. 9.40 9News Late. 10.10 The First 48. 11.10 Transplant. 12.00 David Attenborough’s Green Planet. 1.00 World’s Greatest Natural Icons. 2.00 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 8.30 Freshly Picked With Simon Toohey. 9.00 Pooches At Play. 9.30 Buy To Build. 10.00 Healthy Homes. 10.30 Farm To Fork. 11.00 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures. 12.00 To Be Advised. 1.00 My Market Kitchen. 1.30 Cook With Luke. 2.00 Destination Dessert. 2.30 Hungry. 3.00 Taste Of Australia With Hayden Quinn. 3.30 Farm To Fork. 4.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 4.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Sunday Project. 7.30 MasterChef Australia. 9.00 FBI. 12.00 Late Programs.
6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 Cycling. 8.00 WorldWatch. 10.05 Vintage Voltage. Final. 11.00 Outside: Beyond The Lens. 12.00 WorldWatch. 12.30 PBS Washington Week With The Atlantic. 1.00 Cycling. National Road Series. H’lights. 1.30 Motorcycle Racing. ProMX Austn C’ship. 4.30 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. H’lights. 5.30 Untold Arctic Wars. Final. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Invasion: The Normans. 9.30 King Tut: Allies And Enemies. 10.30 Yorkshire Ripper: The Secret Murders. 11.25 Citizen Jane Fonda. 12.30 Secrets Of Playboy. 3.00 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 The Surgery Ship. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 Medical Emergency. 3.00 The Yorkshire Vet. 5.00 Escape To The Country. 6.00 Imagine Holidays Iconic Rail Journeys. 6.30 Kath & Kim. 7.05 The Vicar Of Dibley. 8.45 Endeavour. 10.45 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 4.00 LIV Golf League PostShow: Singapore. 5.00 Storage Wars: Texas. 6.00 Border Security: International. 7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. 8.30 MOVIE: The Bourne Legacy. (2012) Jeremy Renner. 11.15 MOVIE: Alex Cross. (2012) 1.20 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 12.45 Yummy Mummies. 1.55 MOVIE: Pokémon Detective Pikachu. (2019) 4.00 To Be Advised. 5.30 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly. 6.30 A Year On Planet Earth. 7.30 Law & Order: Criminal Intent. 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. 10.30 Law & Order. 11.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 9.00 Roads Less Travelled. 10.00 Deal Or No Deal. 11.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 11.30 JAG. 1.30 Exploring Off The Grid. 2.00 What’s Up Down Under. 2.30 Soccer. A-League Men. Elimination final. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 11.15 FBI: Most Wanted. 12.15 Late Programs.
6.00 Charmed. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 To Be Advised. 10.25 The Big Bang Theory. 11.40 The Neighborhood. 12.30 Ready Steady Cook. 1.30 The Middle. 3.30 So Help Me Todd. 4.30 Deal Or No Deal. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 Two And A Half Men. 10.00 South Park. 12.00 Late Programs.
6.00 Kids’ Programs. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Mythbusters “There’s Your Problem!”. 7.30 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.45 Kung Fu Panda. 8.20 Open Season: Call Of Nature. 8.45 Summer Memories. 9.00 Amelia Parker. 9.20 Find Me In Paris. 9.45 Mimi On A Mission. 10.15 Rage. 11.20 Close.
6.00 Kids’ Programs. 6.05 Kiya And The Kimoja Heroes. 6.40 Andy’s Global Adventures. 7.05 Riley Rocket. 7.30 Would I Lie To You? 8.00 QI. 8.30 Louis Theroux Interviews... 9.20 You Can’t Ask That. 9.50 The Beast Must Die. Final. 10.40 MOVIE: The Losers. (2010) 12.15 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 3.00 News. 3.30 Offsiders. 4.00 Landline. 5.00 News With Auslan. 5.30 News Regional. 6.00 Evening News. 6.30 Foreign Correspondent. 7.00 National News. 7.30 Insiders. 8.30 News Tonight. 9.00 Nightly News. 9.30 Aust Story. 10.00 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 12.30 MOVIE: One Million Years B.C. (1966) 2.35 MOVIE: The Captain’s Paradise. (1953) 4.30 MOVIE: Invitation To A Gunfighter. (1964) 6.30 M*A*S*H. 8.30 MOVIE: Gran Torino. (2008) Clint Eastwood, Bee Vang. 11.00 Chicago Med. 12.00 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 4.05 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 4.30 PBS Washington Week With The Atlantic. 5.00 Shortland St. 5.30 Abandoned Engineering. 6.25 MOVIE: The Fifth Element. (1997) 8.45 UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. 1.35 Late Programs.
6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Landline. 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Midsomer Murders. 2.30 Back Roads. 3.00 Muster Dogs. 3.55 Long Lost Family. 4.40 Grand Designs. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.30 Hard Quiz. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Australian Story. 8.30 Four Corners. 9.15 Media Watch. 9.35 Q+A. 10.35 ABC Late News. 10.50 The Business. 11.10 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. 11.40 Planet America. 12.15 Grand Designs. 1.00 Long Lost Family. 1.50 Late Programs.
6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 To Be Advised. 1.55 Beat The Chasers UK. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 7News Local. 6.30 7News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away. 7.30 Farmer Wants A Wife. 9.10 9-1-1. 10.10 S.W.A.T. 11.10 The Latest: Seven News. 11.40 Police Custody USA. 12.40 Emerald City. 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise 5am News. 5.30 Sunrise.
6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 LEGO Masters Australia Vs Rest Of The World. 1.45 Explore. 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. 5.30 WIN News. 6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 LEGO Masters Australia Vs Rest Of The World. 8.45 Paramedics. 9.45 100% Footy. 10.45 9News Late. 11.15 La Brea. 12.05 Tipping Point. 1.00 Pointless. 2.00 Hello SA. 2.30 Global Shop. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. 4.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 8.30 The Yes Experiment. 9.00 The Bold And The Beautiful. 9.30 Deal Or No Deal. 10.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 10.30 Judge Judy. 11.00 Dr Phil. 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Entertainment Tonight. 1.30 To Be Advised. 3.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 3.30 10 News First: Afternoon. 4.00 Neighbours. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.00 Deal Or No Deal. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 MasterChef Australia. 8.40 FBI: Most Wanted. 10.30 10’s Late News. 10.55 The Project. 12.00 Late Programs.
6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 Cycling. 8.00 WorldWatch. 9.35 Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs. 10.35 Outta Town Adventures. 11.05 Secret Cities. 12.10 WorldWatch. 2.15 Heritage Rescue. 3.05 Mastermind Aust. 3.35 The Cook Up. 4.05 Jeopardy! 4.30 Letters And Numbers. 5.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. H’lights. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Tony Robinson’s Marvellous Machines. 8.25 Secrets Of The Tower Of London. 9.20 24 Hours In Emergency. 10.15 SBS World News Late. 10.45 Christian. 11.50 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Hornby: A Model Empire. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 My Greek Odyssey. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Medical Emergency. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 Foyle’s War. 10.40 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 3.30 Cities Of The Underworld. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Outback Opal Hunters. 8.30 Adventure Gold Diggers. 9.30 Aussie Salvage Squad. 10.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 3.00 Jabba’s Movies. 3.30 To Be Advised. 5.00 The Amazing Race. 6.30 Naughty Cats Make You Laugh Out Loud. 7.30 Law & Order: Criminal Intent. 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. 10.30 Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders. 11.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Home Shopping. 8.00 Pooches At Play. 8.30 Deal Or No Deal. 9.30 iFish. 10.30 JAG. 12.30 FBI. 1.30 NCIS. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 10.20 NCIS: Los Angeles. 11.15 Evil. 12.15 Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.
6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Taskmaster Australia. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 4.30 Becker. 5.30 Frasier. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 Two And A Half Men. 10.00 The Neighborhood. 11.00 Frasier. 11.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.45 Total DramaRama. 6.00 Lagging. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.35 Kung Fu Panda. 8.10 Open Season: Call Of Nature. 8.35 Summer Memories. 8.50 Holly Hobbie. 9.10 Find Me In Paris. 9.35 Mimi On A Mission. 10.15 Rage. 11.20 Close.
6.00 Kids’ Programs. 6.25 The Adventures Of Paddington. 7.05 Andy And The Band. 7.30 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 MythBusters. 9.20 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. Return. 10.05 Louis Theroux: Law And Disorder In Johannesburg. 11.00 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 3.00 News. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 News With Joe O’Brien. 6.00 ABC News Hour. 7.00 National News. 7.30 ABC Evening News. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.45 The Business. 9.00 The World. 10.00 Nightly News. 10.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 1.50 Dr Quinn. 2.50 Antiques Roadshow. 3.20 MOVIE: The Small Back Room. (1949) 5.30 Escape To The Farm With Kate Humble. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 Harry Wild. 10.40 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 3.05 BBC News At Ten. 3.25 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 3.55 ABC America This Week. 4.50 PBS News Weekend. 5.20 Shortland St. 5.50 Curse Of Oak Island. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Travel Man. 9.00 UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. 1.35 Late Programs.
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6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 LEGO Masters Australia Vs Rest Of The World. 1.15 Getaway. 1.45 Talking Honey. 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. 5.30 WIN News. 6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 LEGO Masters Australia Vs Rest Of The World. Final. 9.00 Clarkson’s Farm. 10.00 Opal Hunters: Red Dirt Road Trip. 11.00 9News Late. 11.30 Chicago Med. 12.15 Tipping Point. 1.10 Pointless. 2.05 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. 3.00 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 8.30 Neighbours. 9.00 The Bold And The Beautiful. 9.30 Deal Or No Deal. 10.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 10.30 Judge Judy. 11.00 Dr Phil. 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Entertainment Tonight. 1.20 Judge Judy. 1.50 To Be Advised. 3.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 3.30 10 News First: Afternoon. 4.00 Neighbours. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.00 Deal Or No Deal. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 MasterChef Australia. 8.40 The Cheap Seats. 9.40 NCIS. 10.30 10’s Late News. 10.55 The Project. 12.00 Late Programs.
6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 Cycling. 8.00 WorldWatch. 10.00 Outta Town Adventures. 11.00 Secret Cities. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.10 Heritage Rescue. 3.05 Living Black. 3.35 The Cook Up. 4.05 Jeopardy! 4.30 Letters And Numbers. 5.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. H’lights. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? Return. 8.30 Insight. 9.30 Dateline. 10.00 SBS World News Late. 10.30 Living Black. 11.00 The Murdochs: Empire Of Influence. 11.50 Faking Hitler. Final. 12.45 Reyka. 2.45 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 Creek To Coast. 2.30 Impossible Builds. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Medical Emergency. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Call The Midwife. 8.30 A Touch Of Frost. 10.40 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 Frozen Gold. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Cities Of The Underworld. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Outback Truckers. 8.30 Aussie Truck Rehab. 9.30 Mega Mechanics. 10.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 3.00 Modern Family. 3.30 To Be Advised. 5.00 The Amazing Race. 6.30 Dogs Make You Laugh Out Loud. 7.30 First Dates UK. 8.35 MOVIE: Step Brothers. (2008) Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly. 10.35 First Dates Australia. 11.40 Late Programs.
6.00 Home Shopping. 8.00 Pooches At Play. 8.30 Diagnosis Murder. 10.30 JAG. 12.30 FBI. 1.30 NCIS. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 9.25 FBI. 11.15 48 Hours. 12.15 Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.
6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Big Bang. 2.00 King Of Queens. 3.00 So Help Me Todd. 4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 4.30 Becker. 5.30 Frasier. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 Two And A Half Men. 10.00 Impractical Jokers. 10.30 Rules Of Engagement. 11.00 Late Programs.
6.00 Kids’ Programs. 10.35 Deep Dive Into Australia’s Wild Odyssey. 11.00 Kids’ Programs. 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.35 Kung Fu Panda. 8.10 Open Season: Call Of Nature. 8.35 Summer Memories. 8.50 Holly Hobbie. 9.10 Find Me In Paris. 9.35 Mimi On A Mission. 10.15 Rage. 11.20 Close.
6.00 Kids’ Programs. 6.05 Kiya And The Kimoja Heroes. 6.25 The Adventures Of Paddington. 7.05 Andy And The Band. 7.30 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 White Fever. 9.00 Upstart Crow. 10.00 Portlandia. 10.45 Would I Lie To You? 11.45 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 2.25 Interest Rate Decision. 3.00 News. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 News. 6.00 News Hour. 7.00 National News. 7.30 Evening News. 8.00 News Tonight. 8.45 The Business. 9.00 The World. 10.00 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 Dr Quinn. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Alive And Kicking. (1958) 5.30 Escape To The Farm With Kate Humble. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 Agatha Christie’s Marple. 10.40 A Wedding And A Murder. 11.40 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 2.45 Where Are You Really From? 3.15 BBC News At Ten. 3.45 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 4.15 PBS News. 5.15 Shortland St. 5.45 Curse Of Oak Island. 6.35 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.25 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. 1.35 Late Programs.
6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Four Corners. 10.45 Q+A. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 National Press Club Address. 1.35 Media Watch. 2.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame. 2.25 Back Roads. 2.55 Ningaloo Nyinggulu. 3.55 Long Lost Family. 4.40 Grand Designs. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.25 Hard Quiz. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Hard Quiz. 8.30 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. Final. 9.00 White Fever. 9.30 QI. 10.00 Planet America. 10.35 ABC Late News. 10.50 The Business. 11.05 The Luminaries. 12.00 Late Programs.
6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 To Be Advised. 1.45 Surveillance Oz. 2.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 7News Local. 6.30 7News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away. 7.30 The 1% Club UK. 8.30 The Front Bar. 9.30 Unbelievable Moments Caught On Camera. 10.30 The Latest: Seven News. 11.00 Talking Footy. 12.00 Parenthood. 1.00 Travel Oz. 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise 5am News. 5.30 Sunrise.
6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 LEGO Masters Australia Vs Rest Of The World. 1.30 Ageless. 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. 5.30 WIN News. 6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 RBT. 8.30 To Be Advised. 10.30 9News Late. 11.00 See No Evil. 12.00 The Equalizer. 12.50 Tipping Point. 1.40 Pointless. 2.30 Global Shop. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. 4.30 A Current Affair. 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.
6.00 Morning Programs. 8.30 Neighbours. 9.00 The Bold And The Beautiful. 9.30 Deal Or No Deal. 10.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 10.30 Judge Judy. 11.00 Dr Phil. 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Entertainment Tonight. 1.20 Judge Judy. 1.50 To Be Advised. 3.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 3.30 10 News First: Afternoon. 4.00 Neighbours. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.00 Deal Or No Deal. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 MasterChef Australia. 8.40 FBI: International. 10.30 10’s Late News. 10.55 The Project. 12.00 Late Programs.
6.00 Eurovision Song Contest SemiFinal. 7.10 Cycling. 8.10 WorldWatch. 10.00 Outta Town Adventures. 10.50 The Lost World Of Joseph Banks. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Dateline. 2.30 Insight. 3.35 The Cook Up. 4.05 Jeopardy! 4.30 Letters And Numbers. 5.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. H’lights. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Alone Australia. 8.30 Swift Street. 9.30 Concorde: The Race For Supersonic. 10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 You Shall Not Lie. 11.50 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 The Yorkshire Steam Railway: All Aboard. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Medical Emergency. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Heartbeat. 8.45 Judge John Deed. 10.45 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Cities Of The Underworld. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.00 The Force: BTL. 8.30 World’s Wildest Police Videos. 10.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 3.00 Modern Family. 3.30 To Be Advised. 5.00 The Amazing Race. 6.30 Here Comes Trouble: Tiny Tots Make You Laugh Out Loud. 7.30 First Dates UK. 8.35 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares. 9.35 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA. 10.35 Late Programs.
6.00 Home Shopping. 8.00 Pooches At Play. 8.30 Diagnosis Murder. 10.30 JAG. 12.30 FBI. 1.30 NCIS. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.25 Hawaii Five-0. 10.20 NCIS: Hawai’i. 12.15 Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.
6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Big Bang. 2.00 Impractical Jokers. 2.30 Rules Of Engagement. 3.00 Dr Phil. 4.00 GCBC. 4.30 Becker. 5.30 Frasier. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 Two And A Half Men. 10.00 Late Programs.
6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.45 Total DramaRama. 6.00 Lagging. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.35 Kung Fu Panda. 8.10 Open Season: Call Of Nature. 8.35 Summer Memories. 8.50 Holly Hobbie. 9.10 Find Me In Paris. 9.35 Mimi On A Mission. 10.05 Rage. 11.20 Close.
6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.50 Interstellar Ella. 6.05 Kiya And The Kimoja Heroes. 6.25 The Adventures Of Paddington. 7.05 Andy And The Band. 7.30 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 MOVIE: Going The Distance. (2010) 10.15 MOVIE: Anthony. (2020) 11.45 Would I Lie To You? 12.45 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 3.00 News. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 News With Joe O’Brien. 6.00 ABC News Hour. 7.00 National News. 7.30 ABC Evening News. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.45 The Business. 9.00 The World. 10.00 Nightly News. 10.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 1.50 Dr Quinn. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: The Night My Number Came Up. (1955) 5.30 Escape To The Farm With Kate Humble. Final. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 As Time Goes By. 8.40 Midsomer Murders. 10.40 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 2.30 Abandoned. 3.25 BBC News At Ten. 3.55 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 4.20 PBS News. 5.20 Shortland St. 5.50 Curse Of Oak Island. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.35 UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. 1.35 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 Compass. 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 This Is Going To Be Big. 2.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame. 2.30 QI. 3.00 Ningaloo Nyinggulu. 3.55 Long Lost Family. 4.40 Grand Designs. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.25 Hard Quiz. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Foreign Correspondent. 8.30 Martin Clunes: Islands Of Australia. 9.20 Antiques Roadshow. 10.20 Dream Gardens. 10.50 ABC Late News. 11.05 The Business. 11.20 Love On The Spectrum. 12.15 Late Programs.
6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: A Jealous Friendship. (2021) 2.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 7News Local. 6.30 7News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away. 7.30 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly. 8.30 Britain’s Got Talent. Return. 9.55 Border Security: International. Return. 10.25 The Latest: Seven News. 10.55 The Amazing Race. 12.25 Fortitude. 1.25 Medical Emergency. 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise 5am News. 5.30 Sunrise.
6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: Love Stories In Sunflower Valley. (2021) 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 9News Afternoon. 5.00 Tipping Point Australia. 6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 10. Dolphins v Manly Sea Eagles. 9.45 Thursday Night Knock Off. 10.30 9News Late. 11.00 Law & Order: Organized Crime. 11.50 The First 48. 12.40 Tipping Point. 1.35 Pointless. 2.30 Global Shop. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.00 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 8.30 Neighbours. 9.00 The Bold And The Beautiful. 9.30 Deal Or No Deal. 10.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 10.30 Judge Judy. 11.00 Dr Phil. 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Entertainment Tonight. 1.20 Judge Judy. 1.50 To Be Advised. 3.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 3.30 10 News First: Afternoon. 4.00 Neighbours. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.00 Deal Or No Deal. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 Jamie’s Air-Fryer Meals. 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. 9.30 To Be Advised. 10.30 10’s Late News. 10.55 The Project. 12.00 Late Programs.
6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 Cycling. 8.00 WorldWatch. 10.05 Susan Calman’s Grand Day Out. 10.55 The Lost World Of Joseph Banks. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Alone Australia. 3.00 Mastermind Aust. 3.35 The Cook Up. 4.05 Jeopardy! 4.30 Letters And Numbers. 5.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. H’lights. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 ABBA And The Secrets Of Swedish Pop. 8.50 Our Law. 10.05 Blue Lights. 11.10 SBS World News Late. 11.40 Illegals. 12.30 The Responder. 2.25 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 Air Crash Investigations. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Medical Emergency. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 Shetland. 11.00 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 Close Encounters Down Under. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Building Giants. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.00 Football. AFL. Carlton v Melbourne. 10.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 3.00 Here Comes Trouble: Tiny Tots Make You Laugh Out Loud. 4.00 Bondi Vet. 5.00 The Amazing Race. 6.30 Funniest Ever Crazy Cats. 7.30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA. 8.30 Ramsay’s 24 Hours To Hell And Back. 9.30 The Amazing Race. 11.00 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 8.30 Diagnosis Murder. 10.30 JAG. 12.30 FBI. 1.30 NCIS. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.25 NCIS: New Orleans. 10.20 Evil. 11.20 Diagnosis Murder. 12.15 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Big Bang. 2.00 Impractical Jokers. 2.30 Rules Of Engagement. 3.00 Dr Phil. 4.00 GCBC. 4.30 Becker. 5.30 Frasier. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 Two And A Half Men. 10.00 Late Programs.
6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.45 Total DramaRama. 6.00 Lagging. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.35 Kung Fu Panda. 8.10 Open Season: Call Of Nature. 8.35 Summer Memories. 8.50 Holly Hobbie. 9.10 The Next Step. 9.35 Ace My Space. 10.05 Rage. 11.20 Close.
6.00 Kids’ Programs. 6.05 Kiya And The Kimoja Heroes. 6.25 The Adventures Of Paddington. 7.05 Andy And The Band. 7.30 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Hard Quiz. 9.00 Gruen. 9.35 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. Final. 10.10 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 10.50 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 3.00 News. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 News With Joe O’Brien. 6.00 ABC News Hour. 7.00 National News. 7.30 ABC Evening News. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.45 The Business. 9.00 The World. 10.00 Nightly News. 10.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 Dr Quinn. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: The Queen Of Spades. (1949) 5.30 The Travelling Auctioneers. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Mega Zoo. 8.30 To Be Advised. 9.30 World’s Most Dangerous Prisoners. 10.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 3.10 The Loop. 3.30 BBC News At Ten. 4.00 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 4.25 PBS News. 5.25 Shortland St. 5.55 Curse Of Oak Island. 6.45 Jeopardy! 7.40 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.35 UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. 1.35 Late Programs.
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 8
6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 To Be Advised. 1.45 Surveillance Oz. 2.00 Beat The Chasers UK. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 7News Local. 6.30 7News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away. 7.30 Farmer Wants A Wife. 9.00 Miniseries: The Marlow Murder Club. 10.00 Code Blue: The Killing Of June Fox-Roberts. 11.00 The Latest: Seven News. 11.30 The Real Manhunter. 12.30 Gold Digger. 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise 5am News. 5.30 Sunrise.
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THURSDAY, MAY 9
6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Foreign Correspondent. 10.30 The Pacific. 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 After The Party. 2.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame. 2.30 Back Roads. 2.55 Muster Dogs. 3.55 Long Lost Family. 4.40 Grand Designs. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.30 Hard Quiz. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 This Is Going To Be Big. 9.00 Creative Types With Virginia Trioli. 9.30 The Whiteley Art Scandal. 10.30 ABC Late News. 10.45 The Business. 11.00 Four Corners. 11.50 Q+A. 12.50 Late Programs.
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Thursday, May 2, 2024 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR
Fittest ‘gerries’ in town…
Big events mean small fields for weekend golf By NORM LEWIS IT was a pretty big sporting weekend locally and this, no doubt, was the reason for small fields in competitions at Narromine Golf Club. With Anzac Day, Tomingley Picnic Races and the Diggers Cup on, and both codes of football scheduled, the Match Committee were forced to postpone the Clubhouse Cup event to a date to be determined. Small fields were the order of the day for weekend golf competitions. Following the Anzac March and Remembrance Day activities, some 14 players took part in the Diggers Cup event with trophies from
Modsquad Solutions. The 18-Hole Stableford comp was won by Zac Everett with 36 points with the runner-up Adam Davis on 35 points. Ryan Landels took the Nearest-thePin (NTP) on the 10th, as well as the Long Drive on the eighth, while Henry Buttsworth collected the NTP on the 17th. On Saturday, only six players attended the Irish Stableford event with the winner Steve Squires on 74 from Tony Harding on 72 — “Boy George” completed a big day following the Sea Eagles win, by taking out the NTP and Long Drive events. On Sunday, the event was
a two-person Ambrose with 14 players competing. The winners were Matt Brown and Steve Squires with a score of 61.75, while the runners-up were Tony and Alan Mann on 63.5. Greg Barling won the NTP on the ninth and Tony Mann won on the 10th, while the Long Drive went to Rob Williams. All players are reminded the Club Match Play Championships will be played soon, and Captain Alex has advised that the entry sheet will be displayed on the club noticeboard with nominations closing later this month. That’s all for another week — see you at the 19th!
GERRIES GOLF
The “fittest geriatrics in town” enjoy coffee and cake after their Pilates class each week in Narromine. PHOTO: NARROMINE STAR.
THE Narromine Star recently caught up with the “fittest geriatrics in town” (their words, not ours!), who gather at the Narromine Fruit and Vege Shop after their regular Pilates classes. Coffee and cake is the best
remedy for post-class recovery, we understand.
By NORM LEWIS Good on you, ladies, for keeping fit and well fed, and supporting local businesses in the process!
LADIES GOLF
McCalman wins the Betty Green Memorial Trophy By DALE HARDING LAST Wednesday was a beautiful day for golf, with a total of 21 ladies turning up to play for the Betty Green Memorial trophy . This event is a nine-hole stableford for a trophy donated by Ron Green and his family. Ron also supplied a beautiful lunch on the day, which was enjoyed by the players and also several past golfers who no longer play the game, but still like to catch up for a chat and a meal. Carol McCalman won the day with 22 stableford points, with the A-Grade winner, Viv Halbisch, on 20 points. The B-Grade winner was Jenny Fitzgerald on 10 points on a countback from Wendy Jeffery. Golf balls were also won by Deb Fairbairn on 21 points, Wendy Jeffery on 19 points, and Jenny Ward also on 19 points. Nearest-to-the-Pin (NTP) was
“Pom” wins this week’s round, with a top-score
won by Gail White. On Saturday, a small field of five players vied for the fi rst monthly medal, with the winner Carol McDonald on 73 nett, while Michelle Ashdown and Carol won the NTP. Only four nine-hole players were on the course to play for a trophy donated by Peta Ferrari, with the winner Jeanette O’Brien on 34 nett, while Peta won a golf ball with 38 nett, on a countback from Bev Woods. Peta also won the NTP. We are starting our championship in May, so check your program for which events count as championship rounds. Yesterday, the ladies played a stroke, scratch and handicap event, for a trophy donated by Vicky Tuck, while this weekend they are playing a Stableford for a trophy donated by Jeanette O’Brien. Hope to see you on the course!
LAST Wednesday, April 24, some 11 hardy golfers turned up for the weekly competition. Obviously, the course was in top order as the winner, Chris Harding, recorded a score of 29 points. Yes, that’s right, 29 points, and I am sure that the handicapper will have fun adjusting his start off
for next round. Maybe we should call in the Stewards to take a swab — a great round, “Pom”! Mal Richardson took second place on a countback from Gus Smith, with each carding 23 points. Once again, there was no winner of the Nearestthe-Pin event, though Brian Masling took the NAGA prize on 19 points. Players, please note — see
what happens when you win with a big score — from fi rst to last, in one foul swipe! After golf, all players were treated to a great supper, compliments of Ron Green. The results for the usual Gerries’ Comp played on Wednesday, May 1, will appear in next week’s edition of the Narromine Star. That’s all for this week— see you at the 19th!
CRACKAJACK’S COLUMN
Win for Narromine in Pennants’ race By JOHN EDWARDS NARROMINE took-on Dubbo City in Round Four of the Pennants on Sunday and came-away victors by 72-52, winning two rinks to one. This was a huge effort by the boys after their fi rstround defeat to the same side in Dubbo with all three teams playing exceptionally well. Points-score in the No. 4 Pennants are now: Dubbo City on 28½ points, Narromine and Parkes on 19 points, and West Dubbo on 13 points.
This sets-up a must-win game for Narromine next week against West Dubbo in an away game. If a bit of luck goes our way, Narromine will give the fi nal points-score a huge shake. Social bowls last Thursday included Bruce Powyer and Pres Kev defeating “Frenchy” and “Yogi” by 20-10. “Silky” and “Homo” also beat Neil and “Legs” in pairs, and Rob Stanford and his team, beat Dave McNair and his team in Triples. Winners on the day, were Rob and his team.
Sunday social bowls involved one game of Triples where “Westy”, Mark Smith, and Lionel defeated Neil, Rossy, and Mitch by 16-13. Normal raffles are on twice a week, so get down and support your club. Joke of the Week: Paddy is driving past the bus stop when he sees Murphy there. “Would you like a lift, Murphy?” ““No thanks Paddy, I might miss me bus.”” Until next week — good bowling and Crack-a-jack!
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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, May 2, 2024
RACING NG ORT REPORT By COLIN HODGES
Raced at Tomingley – Saturday, April 27 ADAPTING to a significant change in distance, the Clint Lundholm-trained Avalicious, before a record breaking crowd on Saturday, won the 1500 metres Alkane Resources Tomingley Picnic Cup. At the previous start, in TAB company Avalicious had fi nished a creditable fourth in the 2400 metres Iron Horse Handicap won by Blue Guitar at the Wellington Boot carnival. Tumbarumba galloper Namarari led the Tomingley Cup field from Dancing In The Sky with Avalicious settling nicely in third position for Narromine jockey Ricky Blewitt. Over the closing stages, Avalicious ($2.40 to $1.70 favourite) wore down Namarari (Zara Lewis, $12) to win by a halflength with a length to third placed Valadyium (Dylan Parrott, $7). Ricky Blewitt had earlier won the 800 metres Lowes Petroleum-Eric Pugh Memorial Maiden Plate on the Wayne Collison, Narromine-trained Typhoon Ginger. Backing up from an unplaced run at Nyngan two days before, Typhoon Ginger ($6) led all the way to beat the Victorian trained Kingzan (Tony Williams, $2.20 equal favourite) and Mary Louise (Leandro Ribeiro, $2.20). Kylie Kennedy, the daughter of Wayne Collison, is also a trainer at Narromine and she won the 1150 metres Elders Insurance/JDP Diesel Repairs Maiden Plate with Jet Missile (Dylan Parrott, $1.50 favourite) which led throughout to defeat Petite Vielle (Izzy Neale ($3.80) and On Another Level (Zara Lewis, $4.60). Gilgandra-based Zara Lewis with excellent rides, achieved a winning treble, Redline, Foxstorm and Intense. From the Geoff O’Brien stable at Quirindi, Redline (Zara Lewis, $6.50) burst through the centre of a pack to gain a three way photo fi nish win over the leader Juliette Street (Eloise Drews, $5) and Better Judgement (Leandro Ribeiro, $3.20 favourite) in the 800 metres Inland Petroleum Class Two Trophy Handicap. Given a charmed run behind
Western Racing Report the leaders by Zara Lewis in the 1150 metres Total Diesel Repairs Class Three Trophy Handicap, Foxstorm ($4.20) fi nished best to account for Allende (Leandro Ribeiro, $3.50 equal favourite) and Individualist (Izzy Neale, $4.60). Trained at Gilgandra by Ashley Gibson, Foxstorm has won Picnic races this season at Mungery, Condobolin, Grenfell and Tomingley and is a good prospect for the $50,000 Picnic Championship Final at Coonamble in October. Bookmakers were sent home on a losing note when the heavily supported Intense won the 1500 metres Wonga/Durock Drilling Class B Handicap for Coonabarabran trainer Wayne Martyn. Baked from $4 to $1.80 favourite, Intense (Zara Lewis) breezed along with a good lead and eventually won by almost 5 lengths from Kirameki (Eloise Drews, $7) and Hammoon Sunshine (Leandro Ribeiro, $4.40).
Raced at Nyngan Thursday, April 25 NYNGAN trainer Rodney Robb, one of the all time greats of western area racing, with his four-year-old gelding Nannu, on Thursday, was a popular winner of the 1400 metres Nyngan RSL ANZAC Nyngan Cup. Racing before a big crowd at Nyngan, the Cobar galloper Chapel Lane led by four lengths from Toulon Factor in the $16,000 Cup with Nannu travelling off the pace. In an exciting fi nish, Nannu (Ken Dunbar, $3.40) won by a head from Bush Warrior (James Rogers, $9) with Chapel Lane (Nyssa Burrells, $26) battling on for third. Another Nyngan trainer scoring a popular win was Greg O’Neill with Are You Certain in the 1200 metres Inland Petroleum and Aries Resources Tritton Benchmark 45 Handicap. Midfield to the home turn, Are You Certain ($6.50) was desperately ridden by Andrew Banks over the closing stages to win in a three way photo fi nish from Planet Ex (Shannen Llewellyn, $3.50 favourite) and Bonhomie (Georgina McDonnell, $5). Andrew Banks had earlier brought the Connie Greig, Dubbo trained Pahang ($2.50 to $2 favourite) from behind the leaders to win the 1100 metres Nyngan Bowling Club &
Aeris Resources Tritton Class One Handicap by four lengths from Oh No Devon (Georgina McDonnell, $5) and A Tender Lady (Nyssa Burrells, $5). Apprenticed to Dubbo trainer Brett Robb, the winners are starting to flow for Shannen Llewellyn and she achieved a double at Nyngan with Dozen Kilpatrick and Party Stop. From the Bendemeer stables of Jane Clement, Dozen Kilpatrick ($7) fi nished well, out wide, to defeat the Connie Greig trained stablemates Have Mercy (Andrew Banks, $1.90 fav.) and Billy Bent Ear (Georgina McDonnell, $5.50) by over two lengths in the 900 metres Luke Smith Plumbing and Josh Lister Building Benchmark 58 Handicap. Owned by picnic jockey Tony Williams, Party Stop ($2.60 fav.) was the fi rst leg of a double for trainer Rodney Robb when overhauling the leader Lemoni (Hannah Johnston, 2.70) to win by almost a length, with Typhoon Ginger (Ken Dunbar, $4.80) third in the 900 metres Nyngan Pharmacy and Neill Earthmoving-Max Smith Memorial Maiden Plate.
Raced at Bathurst – Thursday, April 25 GREETED with enthusiasm by the very big crowd at Bathurst on ANZAC day was the win by local galloper Fletchlo in the prestigious Bathurst RSL Club Soldiers Saddle over 1400 metres. The lightly raced Fletchlo is trained by Gayna Williams and this was the fourth win from nine starts for the fouryear-old gelding. Xeiby and Musical Affair set a fast pace while Fletchlo and another well performed local galloper De Forerunner from the Dean Mirfi n stable raced near the tail of the field. Brogans Creek (Nick Heywood, $16) hit the front in the straight but in an exciting fi nish was beaten a half neck by the heavily supported Fletchlo (Mikayla Weir, $4.20 to $2.80 favourite) with De Forerunner (Ashley Morgan, $4.40) less than a length away third. Success for local trainers came early with Nasty Streak prepared by Roy McCabe winning the opening event, the 1100 metres Elders Emms Mooney Country Boosted Maiden Plate. Well ridden by Bathurst based Ashleigh Stanley, Nasty Streak ($3.50) came down the outside with a late run
to beat Conversations (Jake Pracey-Holmes, $5.50) and Baby Daisy (Pierre Boudvillain, $4.80) in a three way photo fi nish. Talented apprentice Will Stanley, the brother of Ashleigh Stanley, later won the 1100 metres JB Civil Contracting-Bill Aspros Cup on Lady Shenanigans for Hawkesbury trainers Mitchell and Desiree Kearney. Burdened with 64.5kg, Lady Shenanigans ($7.50 to $11) was very courageous when coming from fourth on the home turn to wear down Arithamea (Olivia Chambers, $14 to $9) and Lohnraki (Courtney Ferris, $3.90). Warwick Farm trainer Bjorn Baker has an enviable record at Bathurst and it was yet another double when O’Ziggy (Ashley Morgan, $1.75 to $1.60 fav.) led throughout to win the 1800 metres Kennards Hire Class 1 & Maiden Plate by over 6 lengths and debut maker Perfumist (Ashley Morgan, $1.60 fav.) came from well back to win the 1100 metres Central West Electrical Gold Nugget Two-Year-Old Handicap. The other winners were Forbidden Gemstone (Teaghan Martin,$5) trained at Canberra by Garry Kirkup and Drunken Sailor (Mathew Cahill, $8.50) trained at Hawkesbury by James Ponsonby.
Raced at Narromine – Sunday, April 28 BECOMING established as an outstanding frontrunner, Elson Boy made it three wins in succession when taking out the 1300 metres USMC Diggers Cup on Sunday at Narromine. At the previous start Elson Boy had won the $150,000 WRA Country Championship Qualifier at Coonamble for the $1 million Final at Randwick. Unfortunately, Elson Boy was scratched from the Final due to a temporary setback which was a huge disappointment for Dubbo trainer Dar Lunn and the owners Guy Mitchell from Binnaway and Rob Pratten from Dubbo. Gallant Star, runner up to Elson Boy at Coonamble, went on to fi nish second to Asgarda in the Final. Ridden by the talented apprentice Braith Nock, Elson Boy ($2.60 favourite) was straight to the front at Narromine and safely held off a spirited challenge from Gidgee Guy (Heavelon Van Der Hoven, $31) to win by a short
neck with Deel Street (Mikayla Weir, $9.50) a length away third. Bred and raced by Valerie Wray from Nyngan and formerly from Cobar, the sixyear-old gelding Bean Hot displayed dazzling early speed from the outside barrier to lead all the way in the 1300 metres QUBE Agri Benchmark 50 Handicap. Maintaining a good tempo under the skilful riding of apprentice Shannen Llewellyn, the Brett Robb trained Bean Hot ($3.40 favourite) won by a length from Mishani Vandal (Braith Nock, $5.50) and Mrs Bull (Mikayla Weir, $4.40). “That was a tremendous thrill to see Bean Hot back as a winner after a long time out with injury”, Valerie Wray revealed. She also explained that Bean Hot is the fi fth-generation progeny of a brood mare owned by Valerie and her husband the late Travern Wray who is well remembered as a successful and popular publican at Cobar. Rodney Robb at Nyngan and his son Brett Robb at Dubbo, have for many years been the trainers of the Wray owned gallopers. Mother and son, Bendemeer trainer Jane Clement and apprentice jockey Braith Nock combined to win the 1600 metres Narromine Shire Council Class One and Maiden Plate with The Great Armada. From back in the field, The Great Armada ($17) saved ground with a rails run to beat Laisvas (Mikayla Weir, $8) and Miss Monopoly (Will Stanley, $7.50). There was also a family connection in the 1100 metres Narromine USMC Maiden Plate when The Mooch ($3.50) trained at Cowra by Michael Lynch and ridden by his brother-in-law Mathew Cahill led most of the way for a twolengths win over Our Celebrity (Shayleigh Ingelse, $8) and Poppy Boxer (Mikayla Weir, $3.40 fav.). Debut maker Release Point (Chelsea Hillier, $2.80 fav.) trained by Rod Northam won the 1100 metres Three Rivers Machinery Maiden Plate, the Gayna Williams trained Big Wandji (Mikayla Weir, $4.40) won the 1300 metres Australian Lighthorse Maiden Handicap while the 1100 metres Joey Doueihi Memorial Benchmark 58 Handicap was won by Dupenny ($15) ridden by Mikayla Weir for trainer Brett Thompson.
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Avalicious takes the Cup at topclass Tomingley Picnic Races By SHARON BONTHUYS
A GREAT day of racing, fun and fashion took place at the Alkane Tomingley Picnic Races on April 27. Fantastic warm weather made for an even greater day out as large crowds gathered to watch Tomingley’s premier sporting event. The six-race program on a beautiful track was supported by live music, children’s entertainment, betting services, a dash for cash, and rounded out with the ever popular Fashions on the Field. Patrons had a variety of food options to choose from, including the Narromine Rotary Club’s popular canteen service. The bar did a roaring trade, and the sponsors’ marquee was also well attended by those fortunate enough to gain entry. There was even a touch of celebrity at the event, with homegrown sprinter of the human variety, Olympian Melinda Gainsford-Taylor, popping in as a guest judge in the hotly contested fashions contest. Fashion at the event ranged from the super-casual through to sleek and sophisticated. We spoke with a group of colourfully-dressed racegoers in matching Hawaiian shirts. “People have asked us if we just got off a cruise ship,” one of the group laughed. Hailing from Orange and Nevertire, the group confi rmed they were not entering Alkane Fashions on the Field. However, we did note from our vantage point in the racecaller’s box high above the grounds that they took front row seats for the event later in the day. The feature race, the Alkane Resources Tomingley Picnic Cup, saw the Clint Lundholm-trained Avalicious, ridden by Ricky Blewett, roar past Namarari just before the fi nish line to take the honours. Namarari placed second, ridden by Zara Lewis, while Valadyium, ridden by Dylan Parrott, rounded out the top placegetters. As always, it was a pleasure to catch up with veteran racecaller Col Hodges, whose report of this race meet and the Sunday race meet at Narromine is featured in this edition. Mr Hodges reminded racegoers of the importance of picnic racing to regional NSW. “These country races are the lifeblood of small communities,” Mr Hodges said.
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